Saturday, January 12, 2008
Pediatric asthma symptoms and treatment
Cause : Asthma is a respiratory allergic diseases, to recurrent respiratory difficulties associated with wheezing sound of the characteristics of the common diseases. Bronchial with chronic inflammation, high state of response. A variety of factors could cause seizures. Pediatric prevalence rate to a six-year-old confirmed higher in the school-age period has been gradually declining, the initial 3-year-old age people who accounted for 84.8%. Induced bronchial asthma attack except for some reason the physical and chemical factors, the most common pediatric respiratory infections, mainly viral infection. The symptoms : ⒈ frequent sneezing, runny nose, nasal itching (allergic rhinitis), itching throat, cough (allergic cough) Symptoms. ⒉ have irritating cough and sputum white froth. ⒊ repeatedly found to have breathing difficulties, wheezing sound accompanied to the night to come. ⒋ attack, and the lung could be heard extensive wheezing sound, some could be heard and moist rales spontaneous delivery over voiceless. ⒌ asthma attack severe dyspnea, the rational application of drugs to be sympathetic and kind of drug theophylline was still no mitigation, known as status asthmaticus. There will be significant hypoxia and carbon dioxide retention. Visibility Sweating, bruising, paleness, even disoriented. Asthma status of high mortality. ⒍ advanced disease, could have emphysema and pulmonary insufficiency. How to treat : 1. General treatment : indoor temperature, humidity and ventilation, a comfortable position or semi - supine. 2. Sedation, oxygen. 3. Pingchuan, expectorant. 4. Anti-allergic. Avoid contact with the source of allergens. 5. Use of antibiotics. 6. Chinese medicine. Selected by your doctor the following drugs : Hydrocortisone : intravenous infusion, four each per kg ~ 8 mg once daily. Prednisolone Acetate : oral, a daily per kg ~ 2 mg daily 3 ~ 4 times. Isoproterenol : sublingual, each 2.5 ~ 10 mg, if necessary, each a four-hour meeting. Clenbuterol : by your doctor. Ammonia theophylline : oral or intravenous, each ~ 3 per kg mg daily one-four times. Sodium bicarbonate : 5%, according to medical advice. Glucose : 10% injection, by your doctor. Methyl hydride prednisone : by your doctor. Lee Pui Surge : oral, daily 5 mg per kg. Health Education : ⒈ performance by children with asthma have a different age, asthma may burst or wait a few months before an attack, it will almost daily wheezing, may have only a performance at night coughing. ⒉ asthma if not treated, recurrent and chronic showed increased 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 "on the slightest breath," There are many drugs can control asthma, and is looking for an effective cure has been achieved considerable success.
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