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Suggest Medication And Its Dosage To Cure Loose Motions And Cough In Child
Hello doctor,
My daughter who is turning two this feb end is having loose motions since yesterday. in the last 16 hrs she has done thrice including twice on last 5 hrs. Her weight is around 11.5kg. she has also caught cough since yesterday morning. is this winter effect or some infection? kindly suggest the right medicine with dosage.
regards
My daughter who is turning two this feb end is having loose motions since yesterday. in the last 16 hrs she has done thrice including twice on last 5 hrs. Her weight is around 11.5kg. she has also caught cough since yesterday morning. is this winter effect or some infection? kindly suggest the right medicine with dosage.
regards
Thu, 20 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.
Cough in children is caused by infections, allergies, foreign body etc. It is very difficult to comment what is the cause of cough without a physical examination.
Monitor for the following in a child with cough.
1. Rapid breathing.
2. Chest indrawing while breathing.
3. Abnormal noise while breathing.
4. Nasal flaring
5. Bluish discoloration of fingers (cyanosis)
6. Irritability or lethargy
If your baby has any of these you should consult your doctor immediately
Monitor for signs of dehydration.
They include
1. Decreased skin turgor
2. Increasing thirst.
3. Sunken eyes.
4. Irritability.
5. Drowsiness.
6. Decreasing passage of urine.
Oral rehydration solution or any other solution containing salt and sugar should be given.
Probiotics and Zinc prescribed by your doctor will be useful.
In case of further dehydration the child requires Intravenous fluids.
You should consult your doctor at the earliest for a complete physical examination. Your doctor may order certain investigations based on the physical examination findings. Further management depends on the diagnosis made. So consult your doctor for a examination to identify the cause.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.
Cough in children is caused by infections, allergies, foreign body etc. It is very difficult to comment what is the cause of cough without a physical examination.
Monitor for the following in a child with cough.
1. Rapid breathing.
2. Chest indrawing while breathing.
3. Abnormal noise while breathing.
4. Nasal flaring
5. Bluish discoloration of fingers (cyanosis)
6. Irritability or lethargy
If your baby has any of these you should consult your doctor immediately
Monitor for signs of dehydration.
They include
1. Decreased skin turgor
2. Increasing thirst.
3. Sunken eyes.
4. Irritability.
5. Drowsiness.
6. Decreasing passage of urine.
Oral rehydration solution or any other solution containing salt and sugar should be given.
Probiotics and Zinc prescribed by your doctor will be useful.
In case of further dehydration the child requires Intravenous fluids.
You should consult your doctor at the earliest for a complete physical examination. Your doctor may order certain investigations based on the physical examination findings. Further management depends on the diagnosis made. So consult your doctor for a examination to identify the cause.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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