Medication Myth 1: Baby fever must use antipyretic drugs Clinically, it is common for many parents to see their children with fever and give them common antipyretic drugs indiscriminately at home. The mechanism of antipyretic drugs is to paralyze the central nervous system so that the body temperature drops, while promoting sweat discharge to accelerate the drop in body temperature. But so the immune system is not awakened and does not resist at all, allowing external evil to accumulate in the body and increasing the difficulty of treatment. Many children use antipyretic drugs after repeated attacks, a fever than a higher, all because the cause of the disease in the body has not been removed, the central nervous system woke up again to strengthen the resistance, repeatedly, the consequences will be unimaginable. For children with cold and fever, we should emphasize rest and drink more water. Monitor the change of body temperature, generally based on anal temperature, when the body temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃ should be given cooling measures, such as conditions can simultaneously reduce the room temperature. Cooling measures preferred physical cooling, especially for infants with fever. Methods include cold and wet ice packs for the head, ice packs for the neck, armpits and groin, or dilute alcohol baths and cold saline enemas. How to reduce fever in babies with medicine? If physical cooling is not effective, antipyretic drugs can be used in small amounts. There are many kinds of antipyretics, and the commonly used drugs are various dosage forms made of ketone based ibuprofen, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, aspirin, anacin and other ingredients, such as pediatric Benadryl, pediatric Tylenol, pediatric paracetamol suppositories, pediatric anacin suppositories and so on. Children are more likely to accept syrup, oral solution or suppositories. Medication Myth 2: Antibiotics are used to make your baby feel better quickly. Colds are a common cause of fever in children, mostly caused by viral infections. Antibiotics are not effective for fever caused by viral infections. But now there is such a phenomenon: fever immediately with a variety of antibiotics, as if the use of antibiotics is safe, in fact, antibiotics can not antiviral, but also can not reduce fever, but rather increase the cost of medicine, and may produce resistance to antibiotics, can be said to do more harm than good. Medication Myth #3: Stopping a baby’s cough is a distressing thing for many parents. Because of the inadequate respiratory defenses and insensitive cough reflexes, the symptoms of coughing and sputum production in children are different from those of adults. Younger infants may choke when drinking water or eating milk, or in severe cases, choke out of their mouths and noses once they have eaten milk, making it difficult to eat. If negligent, weak infants may choke on their milk and block their breathing, which can be life-threatening. Because infants and toddlers do not consciously spit, sputum reaches the pharynx and is automatically swallowed into the stomach, from which they often vomit something mucusy. More children with a cough have a purring sound in their throat, a phlegm sound between their throats that sounds like a cat snoring. There is also a specific type of cough that sounds like a dog barking and makes a “hollow” sound called a barking cough, which is a characteristic symptom of acute laryngitis. If the cough is stifled and bruised, the larynx is severely edematous and the child’s life is at risk. There is no doubt that coughing causes a lot of pain to a child. However, coughing, like fever, is a defense reflex of the body. There are many cilia on the surface of the lining of the human respiratory tract that are invisible to the naked eye, and they constantly swing towards the oropharynx to sweep away dust, microorganisms and foreign bodies mixed into the respiratory tract. When inflammation occurs in the respiratory tract (such as upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, etc.), exudate, bacteria, viruses and destroyed white blood cells are mixed together and sent to the trachea by the cilia, like garbage. The accumulation of more can stimulate nerve impulses, which are transmitted to the center and cause coughing. The steps are: the lungs are filled with gas, then the larynx is tightly closed and the chest and abdomen are simultaneously strained, causing a sudden burst of airflow in the lungs to expel the “garbage” from the airways. Therefore, as long as the inflammation does not completely subside, the coughing action of eliminating “garbage” will continue. If you try to stop the cough with medication, more and more of this “garbage” will accumulate, thus aggravating the infection and even blocking the airway. This is why doctors especially encourage weak, elderly and thoracic and abdominal surgery patients to cough to get rid of the “garbage” in their airways so that it does not cause problems in their lungs. As you can see, coughing can be both harmful and beneficial. Principles of cough medication for babies: When you have a cold, the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract becomes congested and edematous, resulting in an irritating cough, while the lower respiratory tract (trachea and alveoli) does not accumulate “garbage”, so coughing at this time does not have any protective effect on the body and does more harm than good. Cough medicines such as pediatric cough syrup, fenagan cough syrup, and acute syrup can be used alone. Bacterial infection is unlikely in this case, and antibiotics are usually not necessary. When suffering from bronchitis and pneumonia, there is more “garbage” in the trachea and lungs, so it is appropriate to use cough expectorants, such as Tulip root syrup, brown syrup, Yuan Zhi syrup, etc.; if the sputum is thick, 10% ammonium chloride syrup can be used, etc. These drugs can increase the secretion of respiratory mucous membrane, make the sputum thin, easy to cough up, and reduce the stimulation of the airway. You can also use Chinese medicine such as snake bile and Sichuan shellfish liquid and snake bile and Chen Pi powder. Although antibiotics are not effective for viral infections, but most of them are combined with bacterial infections in this period, so broad-spectrum antibiotics should be used, usually penicillins, erythromycins or cephalosporins are used in combination. If possible, laryngoscopy can be used to aspirate secretions from the trachea for bacterial culture, and then select sensitive antibiotics. Asthma is mostly caused by allergic reactions or inflammatory stimulation, submucosal bronchial edema, resulting in bronchospasm, smaller caliber, and increased airway resistance. In children, the condition is mostly asthmatic bronchitis, with both wheezing and inflammation, and a combination of antibiotics, asthma medications and sedatives must be used to achieve better results. The principle of action of asthma medication is to release the spasm of bronchial smooth muscle. Commonly used asthma medications are Bolleconi, albuterol, aminophylline and so on. In addition to asthma medication, appropriate anti-allergy medications such as fenagin and paracetamol can be used. If the cough is prolonged for more than 2 to 3 weeks, physical therapy such as ultrashort wave can be added. Of course, the only way to truly and completely cure a cough is to treat the primary cause. In addition, the diet should focus on lightness and refreshing taste. Fresh vegetables such as bok choy, cabbage, radish, carrot and tomato can supply a variety of vitamins and inorganic salts, which are beneficial to the repair of the metabolic function of the body. Soybean products contain high quality protein, which can replenish the tissue protein lost by the body due to inflammation, and does not increase the phlegm and help moisture. You can also add a small amount of lean meat and other protein-rich foods. The dishes should avoid too salty, try to steam and boil, do not fry fried braised. As the saying goes, “Fish produces fire, meat produces phlegm, vegetables and radishes keep you safe.” It makes sense to pay attention when it comes to pediatric coughs. Medication Myth 4: Infusion is better than medicine There are many parents who blindly believe in “infusion” when their children suffer from diseases such as cold, flu, cough, diarrhea and so on. However, in clinical practice, we find that the number of rescues and referrals caused by indiscriminate injections in children is increasing, which seriously affects the growth and development of children and their life safety. There are many adverse consequences: 1, greatly increase the expenditure of medicine, also increase the opportunity of intravenous rehydration, but also greatly increase the risk of drug resistance and allergic reactions in children. 2, because the entrance of the infusion bottle is connected with the atmosphere, it is very likely to increase the chance of contamination of the medicine. 3. Once the human body does not adapt to the drug, the consequences are very terrible. 4, children’s bodies are still in the growth and development period, the metabolic process of drugs in the body after entering the body is not yet perfect. Abuse of “hangnail” is very likely to cause adverse reactions to infusion. Micro particles are an important cause of chronic infusion adverse reactions, such as sarcoidosis and pulmonary embolism. Medication misconception 5: stopping medication after a little better, treatment is not complete