Upper respiratory tract infection is a common disease in infants and young children, which is often referred to as cold, refers to the upper respiratory tract of the nose, throat and larynx respiratory inflammation, clinical diagnosis of “acute tonsillitis”, “acute pharyngitis”, ” Acute nasopharyngitis” all belong to the upper sense. So, what are the common problems in the treatment of pediatric respiratory tract infections? The following are common problems in the treatment of pediatric respiratory tract infections: 1. antibiotic selection: If it is clear that the virus infection (upper respiratory tract), no antibiotics, but there is a natural course, usually 3-7 days, can be self-healing, you can wait; but pay attention to the double infection, the infection to the lower respiratory tract, generally need to add antibiotics. WHO recommendations for the treatment of cold and cough: adequate sleep and rest; appropriate Drinking water for hydration; easy to digest rich diet; if the body temperature exceeds T38°C, antipyretic agents such as ibuprofen can be given. Most of the upper respiratory tract infections and lower respiratory tract infections that are not serious, with good spirit and no vomiting, do not need to choose infusion, and oral therapy can achieve the same effect as infusion therapy; at the same time, it can avoid cross-infection and reinfection during infusion; and unnecessary drug side effects to the child’s organism. For those who cannot take oral medication due to severe vomiting or those who are in serious condition, the doctor will choose the appropriate medication for intravenous infusion. 3, the choice of antipyretic drugs: parents are very concerned about fever, children younger than 6 years old will have high fever convulsions, which is a pediatric emergency, repeated high fever convulsions can be secondary to epilepsy. Therefore, necessary cooling measures should be taken. According to medical advice every 4 hours can repeat the use of antipyretics, not enough 4 hours to take physical cooling (bath, ice bag, open the package), you can choose according to their own experience to choose effective antipyretics for children, you can choose to use two antipyretics alternately (such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen), to improve the effect of the same time can avoid the number of times and interval of each antipyretic use. 4, the choice of follow-up: each disease has a development process, for each disease is currently impossible to have a special drug, so the treatment must also have a process, in the disease has not reached full control, fever, cough, etc. are inevitable symptoms, several trips a day between major hospitals, can only aggravate the chances of cross-infection of the child. If the child’s condition does not change or has signs of improvement, follow medical advice and adhere to treatment. 5, signs of aggravation: parents should grasp the signs of aggravation of the child’s condition, so as not to delay the disease. If you find: poor spirit, drowsiness (the child will not pretend); bad face (gray); poor breathing (rapid or irregular); frequent vomiting, unable to eat and water; small infants refuse to breastfeed, choking; need to promptly (at any time) to see a doctor, except for serious diseases.