Asthmatic bronchitis in children

Asthmatic bronchitis in children is a common disease in children, and the impact of this disease on children is very great. Many children lose their lives because they cannot get effective and timely treatment for the attacks of asthmatic bronchitis in children. In addition, there are generally many causes of asthmatic bronchitis in children, but the treatment of asthmatic bronchitis in children is the most important.

No matter what the causes of asthmatic bronchitis in children are and how many there are, the most important thing is that after knowing that the child has asthmatic bronchitis in children, we must help them well, because this disease is very harmful. In response to this phenomenon, let’s talk about the treatment of asthmatic bronchitis in children.

1. General treatment

Get some rest. Babies should be patted on the back and their body position changed frequently to facilitate the discharge of respiratory secretions. For severe cases, refer to the treatment of bronchiolitis and bronchial asthma.

2. Anti-infection treatment

Empirical medication for bacterial infections generally uses penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics, either orally or through intravenous drip. Macrolide antibiotics are the first choice for mycoplasma infection. Antibiotics are not necessary for simple viral infections. Medication will be adjusted later based on clinical and laboratory examinations.

3. Symptomatic treatment

When fever occurs, use physical cooling and drug cooling to prevent high fever and convulsions; use 2 agonist nebulization inhalation to relieve cough and wheezing and promote expectoration; take oral cough and expectorant drugs. Severe cases are treated as bronchial asthma attacks.

4. Traditional Chinese Medicine

This disease is called exogenous cough in traditional Chinese medicine. Due to different pathogenic factors, it is clinically divided into wind-cold cough, wind-heat cough and real heat asthma. The treatment method is mainly to dispel wind and cold, clear away heat, promote lung function, reduce heat and relieve asthma. It can be combined with clinical syndrome differentiation and treatment.

(1) Wind-cold cough is characterized by sudden, rapid, and frequent coughing, with thin sputum, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, itchy throat, or accompanied by headache, aversion to cold or no fever, slightly white tongue coating, and a floating pulse. Treat with pungent and warm herbs to relieve exterior symptoms, dispel cold and relieve cough. Xingsu San is often used with modifications.

(2) Wind-heat cough is a persistent cough with yellow and sticky sputum, red throat and dry mouth, nasal congestion and runny yellow mucus or accompanied by fever and sweating, a slightly yellowish-white tongue coating, and a floating and rapid pulse. The treatment is to relieve the exterior with pungent and cool properties, promote lung function and relieve cough. Sangju Drink is often used with modifications.

(3) In addition to the above symptoms, children with acute heat-related asthma have a high fever and are also experiencing shortness of breath. The treatment is to clear the lungs, resolve phlegm, reduce adverse effects and relieve asthma. Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang is often used with modifications.

To sum up, we can all get what we want, and there are generally many treatments for asthmatic bronchitis in children. The common methods are: general treatment, antibacterial infection treatment, symptomatic treatment, and traditional Chinese medicine, etc. These methods are generally very effective for the treatment of asthmatic bronchitis in children. Everyone must keep them in mind in their future lives.