Question
The child has a cough with phlegm, and it’s severe at night, worsening after waking up in the afternoon and evening. The child also has a runny nose. They have already visited the hospital, but the medication has not been effective. How should one handle coughing with blood-tinged sputum in children with pneumonia and fever?
Answer
If the child’s sputum is white with a small amount of blood, it is not severe. It is important to ensure the child drinks plenty of water to keep the respiratory tract moist, which aids in expectoration. Additionally, you can try giving the child some lung-clearing syrup. Pneumonia is a disease that is not easy to alleviate, so patients and their families should maintain an optimistic attitude and actively face it. Only in this way can patients’ confidence in combating pediatric pneumonia be enhanced, believing in recovery.