What is pneumonia in children? How is pediatric pneumonia caused?

Children often have recurrent infections due to the child's weakened immunity. You'll need to adjust your child's diet, sleep, increase activity, and spend more time in the sun. It will be fine soon.

Many children will suffer from pneumonia at least once when they are young, the occurrence of pneumonia will make many children cry, children's pneumonia will make children's bodies have a lot of problems, and parents will also be upset, so what factors cause children to have pneumonia? How is pediatric pneumonia caused? What are the misconceptions about pneumonia?

1. Causes of pneumonia in children

a) Pathogens:

Viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, chlamydia, molds, etc., among which viral pneumonia is the most common.

2) Predisposing factors:

Physical factors: malnutrition, rickets, anemia, congenital heart disease, brain dysplasia and other conditions of low immunity and immunity are prone to disease.

Environmental factors: such as sudden climate changes, poor ventilation of the room, air pollution, etc.

2. Misunderstandings in pediatric pneumonia nursing

Myth 1: If the baby does not have a fever, it is not pneumonia.

Not all children with pneumonia will have fever, such as epidemic pneumonia, chlamydia, and mycoplasma pneumonia in winter and spring, and may be afebrile or low-grade fever. In particular, if a newborn has pneumonia, there may be no symptoms of cough or elevated body temperature, so parents should not ignore it.

Myth 2: Intravenous antibiotics are the best choice.

Although most pneumonia is caused by bacteria, many pneumonia is caused by pathogens such as viruses, chlamydia, mycoplasma, fungi, or allergies. The abuse of antibiotics not only fails to achieve the best effect, but also easily causes various adverse reactions. The right thing to do is to follow the doctor's analysis and choose the right drug.

Myth 3: After 2 days of treatment, there is no improvement at all, and you should change a few kinds of medicines.

In fact, some ** is not immediate, and it takes a certain amount of time to take effect. In principle, if the condition does not deteriorate, it is necessary to cooperate with the doctor to adhere to the medication for 3 days, and then evaluate the efficacy, and frequent dressing changes are not conducive to disease control.

Myth 4: Antibiotics are big, if the child no longer has a fever and the cough improves, stop it.

How long antibiotics need to be used should be based on the condition, pathogen, and individual situation, and must follow the doctor's guidance, avoid irregular medication, and stop using it will cause drug resistance, which will lead to protracted or chronic pneumonia.

Myth 5: Close the window and cover the quilt, worrying that the child will catch a cold.

Indoor air circulation and sufficient sunlight can reduce pathogenic bacteria in the air, and ultraviolet rays in sunlight also have a germicidal effect, so windows should be opened frequently for ventilation. The child's clothing and bedding should not be too thick, as excessive heat can make the child irritable, causing shortness of breath and aggravating dyspnea.

3. Dietary therapy prescription for pediatric pneumonia in Tubiyan

Duck gizzard yam porridge: take 1 duck gizzard, 15 grams of yam, 15 grams of silver, and 50 grams of japonica rice. Wash the duck gizzard, chop it, and then boil the yam, gourd, and japonica rice to boil porridge and eat, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and astringent.

Monk fruit pork lung soup: take 1 monk fruit, 10 grams of almonds, and 250 grams of pork lungs. Wash the pig lungs with clean water.

Cut into chunks and squeeze out the foam. Soak the almonds in water and peel them. Add the above and monk fruit to make soup, add salt and eat.

It has the effect of tonifying the lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

It depends on how old the child is and the symptoms! Winter is the season when pneumonia is at its highest. In general, pediatric pneumonia is caused by mycoplasma and chlamydia infection.

If you choose antibiotics, the effect of oral azithromycin is more obvious! If the child does not cooperate with the injection and medicine, you can also choose nebulized inhalation and enema**. Unexpected effects may be obtained.

The diet should be light and easy to digest, and avoid fishy meat and spicy products. In addition, the following medicinal diets can be used as an adjunct**. a) Brown sugar ginger jujube soup to treat cold and cough.

The causes of pneumonia in babies are allergies, lack of daily care, colds, mycoplasma infection, cross-infection, bacterial infection, tonsillitis attacks.

The child's body resistance is relatively weak, the child's lungs are not well developed, and the child's body inflammation is more likely to lead to the child's pneumonia.

Baby pneumonia is generally caused by cold, improper diet, indigestion, cold and cough, etc.