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Suggest Treatment For Cold And Cough In A Child
Brief Answer:
Start cough syrup
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM. Can understand your concerns.
cold and cough in a 5 year old child for 2 days can be due to common cold, throat congestion, upper respiratory tract infection, chest congestion.
In chest congestion, upper respiratory tract infection and chest congestion there is history of fever with cold and cough. In your child history of fever is not present, which goes more in favour of common cold.
Disturbed sleep at night can be due to excessive coughing, nasal block or wheezing in chest.
In my opinion, a cough syrup like chericof should be given 5 ml 3 times a day for 3 days. It will also help in relieving nasal block.
If there is history of wheezing episodes which require nebulization frequently then chances of wheezing in current illness is also there. For this, and examination of chest is needed by doctor. If there is wheezing then nebulization should be given.
If there is no improvement in 24 hours then child should be examined by doctor and probably antibiotic like cefpodoxime needs to be started.
I hope this will help you. Wishing your child good health. Take care.
Start cough syrup
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM. Can understand your concerns.
cold and cough in a 5 year old child for 2 days can be due to common cold, throat congestion, upper respiratory tract infection, chest congestion.
In chest congestion, upper respiratory tract infection and chest congestion there is history of fever with cold and cough. In your child history of fever is not present, which goes more in favour of common cold.
Disturbed sleep at night can be due to excessive coughing, nasal block or wheezing in chest.
In my opinion, a cough syrup like chericof should be given 5 ml 3 times a day for 3 days. It will also help in relieving nasal block.
If there is history of wheezing episodes which require nebulization frequently then chances of wheezing in current illness is also there. For this, and examination of chest is needed by doctor. If there is wheezing then nebulization should be given.
If there is no improvement in 24 hours then child should be examined by doctor and probably antibiotic like cefpodoxime needs to be started.
I hope this will help you. Wishing your child good health. Take care.
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