The difference between pediatric bronchial asthma and bronchitis is mainly in terms of different causes, different symptoms, and different treatments.
1. Different etiology: pediatric bronchial asthma is a spasmodic contraction of the bronchial tubes caused by allergies, airway hyperresponsiveness and other factors, while bronchitis is usually caused by pathogen infection.
2. Symptoms are different: pediatric bronchial asthma patients will appear expiratory dyspnea, wheezing while breathing and other symptoms. While pediatric bronchitis patients usually have symptoms of cough, dry cough or coughing up sputum, wheezing, which may be accompanied by fever.
3. Different treatments: pediatric bronchial asthma requires the use of bronchial antispasmodic drugs such as salmeterol ticlopidine powder inhaler and albuterol sulfate according to doctor’s orders to relieve asthma symptoms in children. However, in the treatment of pediatric bronchitis, you can choose to drink more water, use drugs such as Ambroxol oral solution according to medical advice, or nebulization therapy and other symptomatic supportive treatment.
It is recommended that children should seek medical attention as soon as symptoms occur to avoid delays, and the use of medication should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medication.