Five-month-old baby dry cough examination diagnosis

The immunity of a 5-month-old baby is relatively poor. If the care is not in place, it is particularly easy for the baby to have a dry cough. The baby's dry cough can cause serious damage to the baby's lungs. Therefore, in order to prevent babies in this period from suffering serious damage to their bodies due to dry cough, many families want to fully understand the examination and diagnosis of dry cough in 5-month-old babies. The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a comprehensive understanding.

Dry cough in children is the main manifestation of pediatric rhinitis. Most cases of pediatric rhinitis are allergic. The symptoms are nasal congestion, sneezing when exposed to cold air, clear nasal discharge, postnasal drip, memory loss, and poor sense of smell. Many children may also experience itchy nose, itchy eyes and tearing, which is manifested by repeated rubbing of the nose (picking the nose) and rubbing of the eyes, which is called allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. Many children with allergic rhinitis may develop sudden paroxysmal cough (mainly dry cough) or even asthma, which is called allergic rhinitis asthma syndrome.

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Medical history and physical examination: Ask about the medical history in detail and try to find out the causes of the dry cough, including physical, chemical, and biological causes.

Pulmonary function: Children over 5 years old should undergo routine pulmonary ventilation function tests. If necessary, bronchial dilation tests or bronchial provocation tests can be performed based on the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1).

Differential Diagnosis

1. Acute cough: refers to a disease course of less than 2 weeks, which is often caused by upper respiratory tract or lower respiratory tract infections and acute asthma attacks.

2. Subacute cough: refers to a disease course of more than 2 weeks and less than 4 weeks. In addition to respiratory tract infections, it can be seen in bacterial sinusitis and asthma.

3. Chronic cough: Cough symptoms lasting for 4 weeks are called chronic cough.

The above is a comprehensive introduction to the examination and diagnosis of dry cough in 5-month-old babies. I believe that many families have learned about the examination and diagnosis of dry cough in 5-month-old babies through the above comprehensive introduction. So after fully understanding the examination and diagnosis, find out the cause and take the child to a large hospital as soon as possible. Through quick treatment, the child’s dry cough can be improved as soon as possible.