Baby's white blood cell count is high

If the baby's white blood cell count is high during blood draw, it means that the baby has a health problem of bacterial infection. The two most common bacterial infections are respiratory tract infection and urinary tract infection. Therefore, after the blood test, other examinations must be conducted to determine the health problems of the baby. In addition, the treatment measures required for respiratory tract infections and urinary tract infections are also different.

1. Blood test shows high white blood cell count

An increase in white blood cell count is considered to be caused by bacterial infection, and it is generally necessary to confirm whether it is a respiratory tract infection or a urinary tract infection. Targeted and aggressive antibiotic treatment is required. Take anti-inflammatory drugs as prescribed by your doctor.

2. What should I do if my baby has a respiratory tract infection?

Drink more warm water when your body temperature is high, and don't "cover up sweat" when you have a fever. Young parents should pay special attention to this. When the body temperature is above 38°C, you can take medicine to reduce fever, and repeat it every 4 hours. If high fever occurs, you can use 75% alcohol mixed with half warm water to do alcohol baths on both sides of the neck, armpits, abdominal grooves and other places where large arteries pulsate. You can use a cold towel to wet compress the head to cool down and prevent convulsions.

Aspirin can be used to reduce fever. Antibiotics are generally not used. When bacterial infection is suspected or there are complications, penicillin, cephalexin, erythromycin, etc. can be used. The specific medication is determined by the doctor. If you use Chinese patent medicine, you can consult a doctor and choose children's lung heat cough and asthma oral liquid, children's cold granules, Vitamin C Yinqiao tablets, children's lung clearing pills, children's throat clearing granules, Isatis root granules, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, children's Huichun pills, children's heat-clearing powder, etc.

3. What should I do if my baby has urinary tract infection?

In the early stages of a child's urinary tract infection, if there is no hematuria or fever, parents should encourage their children to drink more water and increase the frequency of urination. Doing so can minimize the time that bacteria stay in the baby's body and prevent the symptoms of urinary tract infection from worsening. At the same time, you can take some anti-inflammatory drugs for children to help your child recover as soon as possible.

If the child's urinary tract infection is serious or even requires treatment for a period of time, systemic treatment should be carried out to treat the child's urinary tract infection through infusion. At the same time, parents should do a good job of disinfection. Towels and diapers used by children should be placed separately. It is best to expose them to sunlight regularly to kill germs that may cause further infection through ultraviolet rays.