Children coughing and spitting white foamy sputum may be related to acute left heart failure and pulmonary edema, etc. It can be relieved by adjusting the position, medication, and improving pulmonary ventilation.
White foamy mucous sputum in the clinic is generally associated with acute left heart failure and pulmonary edema, etc. Parents need to pay attention to identify whether the child’s cough is white foamy sputum, if it is just white sputum with a little bit of small bubbles on the edge is not belong to this. If the sputum is completely foamy white foamy sputum, then the condition is more serious and should be sent to the hospital immediately.
1. Acute left heart failure: children coughing and spitting white foamy sputum, if accompanied by dyspnea, wheezing, probably caused by acute left heart failure, you need to take your child to the hospital immediately, so that the child to take the prone position, legs down, oxygen, the doctor to the child to use diuretics, such as furosemide and so on.
2. Pulmonary edema: If the child coughs up white foamy sputum, accompanied by dyspnea, cyanosis, etc., may also be pulmonary edema. The treatment mainly requires the doctor to give the child the use of cardiotonic drugs and diuretics, such as deacetyl furanoside injection and furosemide, etc., and at the same time need to keep the airway open, improve pulmonary ventilation function, high-flow oxygen inhalation.
Regardless of the etiology of the medication, it should be operated by a healthcare professional and not be taken without authorization. There may be other causes of coughing and spitting up white foamy sputum in children, so parents are advised to take their children to the hospital in time.