Sunday, December 30, 2007

Pediatric asthma symptoms and treatment

Cause: Allergic asthma is the respiratory disease, recurrent respiratory difficulties associated with a characteristic wheezing sound of diseases. Chronic inflammation of the bronchial showed high response state. Various factors may cause seizures. Pediatric prevalence rate to a six-year-old Z higher in the school-age period has been gradually declining, the early age of three years old, within 84.8%. - Induced bronchial asthma attack except for some physical and chemical factors, the most common pediatric respiratory tract infection, which is mainly viral infection. The symptoms: ¢ ± frequent sneezing, runny nose, nasal itching (allergic rhinitis), itching throat, cough (allergic cough), aura symptoms. Cycle will have white foam irritating cough and sputum. Many, many of the breathing difficulties, wheezing with a heavy tone to the evening. Western attack, and extensive lung heard wheezing sound, and the moist part of Luo Wen Yin, a percussion sound. Year asthma attack, serious breathing difficulties, the rational use of drugs and to be sympathetic drug theophylline still not eased, as asthma status. There will be significant hypoxia and carbon dioxide retention. Visibility sweating and purple, was pale, or even insanity. Asthma status high mortality. And advanced disease, could have emphysema and pulmonary insufficiency. How to treat: 1. General treatment: Note indoor temperature, humidity and ventilation, comfort or semi - supine position. 2. Calm and oxygen. 3. Pingchuan, expectorant. 4. Anti-allergic. Avoid exposure to allergens source. 5. Use of antibiotics. 6. Chinese medicine. Use as directed following drugs: hydrocortisone: intravenous, each 4 to 8 mg per kg daily. Prednisolone Acetate: Oral, a daily ~ 2 mg per kg, 3 to 4 times daily. Isoproterenol: sublingual, each 2.5 to 10 mg, if necessary, a meeting every four hours. Clenbuterol: as directed. Ammonia tea pH: oral or intravenous, each 3 to 6mg per kg, 1 to 4 times daily. Sodium bicarbonate: 5%, as directed. Glucose: 10% injection, as directed. Prednisone methyl hydride: as directed. Lee Pui Surge: oral, 5 mg per kg per day. Health Education: ¢ ± performance of asthma in children vary by age, asthma may burst, or separated a few months before the attack, might almost daily wheezing, coughing may only performance of the night. If the cycle of asthma treatment, and repeated attacks were heavier chronic airway hyperresponsiveness, treatment is more difficult, therefore, the disease should be early detection, early treatment. 3. Pediatric asthma is not incurable, is not to be "the mere mention of breath," there are many drugs can control asthma, and is looking for an effective cure has been achieved some results.

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