Question
My 4-year-old daughter has been coughing since around 1 a.m. the other night. The cough is quite severe, and she feels like she has phlegm that she can’t cough up, often leading to dry heaves. In the morning, her voice is hoarse, and she coughs in fits and starts, feeling like more phlegm is stuck. The doctor prescribed some medication, a powder form, with an amoxicillin powder in a yellow small bag packaging box, for children’s use. I can’t remember the English name; it’s quite long. Today in the afternoon, she had a fever of 39.2 degrees, took one dose of fever-reducing medicine and used a fever-reducing gel, and then her fever went down. Now she feels very hot and her limbs are cold, with a temperature of 38 degrees. I want to consult the doctor, what medicine should I use? Thank you?
Answer
The 4-year-old baby has a cough with phlegm and nausea, with a hoarse voice in the morning and coughing fits, feeling like more phlegm is stuck. The doctor prescribed amoxicillin for anti-inflammatory purposes. Today her body temperature reached 39.2 degrees, after taking fever-reducing medicine the fever went down, but now she feels hot all over and her limbs are cold, with a temperature of 38 degrees. This situation indicates that the body temperature is still rising steadily, with vasoconstriction of the peripheral blood vessels, causing poor circulation in the limbs and recurring cold hands and feet. The baby has a respiratory tract infection and should continue to take amoxicillin for anti-inflammatory purposes. Additionally, administer clear heat and detoxifyantiviral medicine Pudendula Bluing Oral Liquid and Lung Power Compound to clear the lungs. Take fever-reducing medicine if the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, drink plenty of water, eat more vegetables to keep bowel movements smooth, observe carefully. If the condition does not improve, it is necessary to go to the hospital for blood tests including routine blood tests and Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody tests to identify the pathogen clearly. Perform a few percussion on the lungs and if necessary take a chest X-ray to adjust medication based on the results.