What to do if your baby has shortness of breath

  If a child has shortness of breath, first of all, the cause of shortness of breath should be clarified and different treatment measures should be taken according to the different causes.  If the shortness of breath is caused by respiratory system diseases, such as respiratory infections, we should take targeted treatment measures according to the nature and causes of respiratory infections, especially pay attention to whether there is nasal congestion, if there is nasal congestion, you can use sea saline nasal spray to care for the nasal cavity to improve the nasal congestion, if it is pneumonia, we should actively carry out treatment, including anti-infection treatment, phlegm treatment, nebulization treatment, etc. nebulization treatment, etc.  If it is caused by other systemic diseases, such as neurological diseases or heart function problems, the primary disease should be actively treated, such as cardiac insufficiency with cardiac diuretic therapy and myocarditis with myocardial nutrition.  If the shortness of breath is caused by fever, we should treat the cause of the fever, and if the body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, we can treat the fever with oral antipyretics.  In short, there are many reasons for shortness of breath, once shortness of breath occurs, you should clarify the cause of shortness of breath, find the cause for treatment, shortness of breath is not necessarily a respiratory disease, so you can’t think it is caused by pneumonia and other respiratory diseases, if you can’t clarify the cause of shortness of breath, you should seek the help of a doctor.