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Cold and cough in 1.8 year old baby
Hi Dr, My daughter is 1 yr 8 month old. Her weight is 11.5 kg and Birth weight is 3.2 kg. From last 2 days she has cough and cold. We have given 1 teaspoon of tulsi, ginger, honey syrup to her and ginger milk. But still she has cough n cold. It increases at night. How to treat her cough/ cold. Can i give her honitus syrup for the cough. ?
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Cough along with Cold most of the time is a  viral illness and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration. you can give steam inhalation which is very useful . cough needs to be treated with anti allergic and expectorant bronchodilators or antitussives medicine which should be given only after a proper evaluation by the doctor according to the type of cough. if fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the fever and the dose can be repeated after 6 hours again if required .
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Look for few dangerous sign eg. Dullness, not playing well, reduced appetite, excessive crying, irritability, abnormal breathing pattern like noisy breathing. If any of above present pls visit pediatrician immediately. Advice : Do not treat child at home
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If there is no fast breathing, decreased feeding, you can give decongestants, and mucolytics( sinarest+ ascoril LS) … if any of above features, consult a pediatrician.
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Add paracetamol if fever occurs.
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Your child may have respiratory infection which may need evaluation. If child has fever/ does not take feeds well/ severe cough, then may need consult Most likely it is viral cough/cold, shall resolve soon with time
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May use pediatric cough syrups acc to prescribed dosages
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She needs proper examination Avoid self treatment
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Please consult,.
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