小儿发热怎么处理（how to deal with the fever of children）

小儿发热怎么处理（HOWTODEALWITHTHEFEVEROFCHILDREN）HOWTODEALWITHTHEFEVEROFCHILDRENTXTHOWTODEALWITHTHEFEVEROFCHILDRENREWARDPOINTS50|TIMEOFSETTLEMENT“THE2010223|QUESTIONERHUOWEI0420IHAVEADAUGHTER,AGE1ANDAHALF,SPRINGFESTIVALISOFTENHAVEASTRINGOFHAPPYNEWYEAR,BECAUSETHEDAUGHTERLIKESPULLINGUS,CANT,HADTOTAKEHER,ANDMAYBETHATISBECAUSEISITMOTORCYCLE,DAUGHTERCAMEBACKINTHEEVENINGISALITTLEBITTOBURN,BETWEEN385389,DRANKAFEVERATNIGHT,THEMORNINGISTILLHAVEAFEVER,THANINTHEEVENING,COMETOTHEHOSPITAL,THEHOSPITALSHOULDWEINJECTIONFOR2DAYS,IHAVEALOOK,ISTOINCREASEANTIBODIES,ANTIINFLAMMATORYANDNOFEVER,HOSPITALSSHOULDWEGIVETHEBABYDRINKANTIPYRETICS,SAYWEHAVEALITTLEBABYTONSILINFLAMMATIONBYTHEWAY,MYBABYISHOTATNIGHT,BUTHISFEETAREALITTLECOLDIDONTKNOWWHYPLEASEGIVEMESOMEEXPERIENCETHANKYOUPROBLEMSUPPLEMENTTODAYTOTHEHOSPITAL,THEMEASUREMENTOFBODYTEMPERATUREISNOW40DEGREES,ISVERYTRYSOHARD,THEOTHERSADVISEDMETOBUY999SILVERYELLOWGRAIN,ANDTHECOOLINGGEL,ANDHABITATOFETHYLAMINOPHENOLBOLT,WENOWGIVEHERTODRINKISIBUPROFENSUSPENSIONLIQUID,BOTHFEVERCANNOTBEUSEDATTHESAMETIME,SOWEDIDNTUSEETHYLAMINOPHENOLSUPPOSITORYTHEBESTANSWERMYCHILDAGE7MONTHS,ISUGGESTTHATTHEBABYFEVERISNOTMORETHAN39DEGREESDONTTOGOTOTHEHOSPITALINFUSION,LITTLECHILDREN,IGENERALLYISTOGIVECHILDRENEATANTIPYRETICS385ORABOVEANDANTIINFLAMMATORYDRUGSARCHIETHEFOLLOWINGISAREFERENCEWHATABOUTTHEBABYFEVERANDTREATMENTTHECAUSEOFABABYSFEVERWHATCAUSESTHEBABYTOHAVEAFEVERTHEREAREMANYREASONSFORTHEFEVEROFCHILDREN,GENERALLYDIVIDEDINTOTHEFOLLOWINGTHREECATEGORIESIEXTERNALFACTORSCHILDRENSTEMPERATUREISAFFECTEDBYEXTERNALENVIRONMENT,SUCHASTOOMUCHCLOTHING,TOOLITTLEWATERANDNOROOMAIRIIINTERNALFACTORSSICK,COLD,TRACHEITIS,THROATINFLAMMATIONOROTHERDISEASESIIIOTHERFACTORSSUCHASPREVENTIVEINJECTIONS,INCLUDINGMEASLES,CHOLERA,DIPHTHERIA,PERTUSSIS,TETANUS,ETCFEVERISJUSTONESYMPTOMOFILLNESS,NOTALLOFITWENJUESOONG,DIRECTOROFTHEPEDIATRICDOCTORSAIDTHEDOCTORFORAFEVER,CAREABOUTINFLUENCEANDPROGRESSOFTHEDISEASEITSELF,BUTPARENTSUSUALLYONLYSEEAPPEARANCE,DISEASESUCHASCOUGH,FEVER,VOMITING,RATTLEDBYTHEYDONTKNOWTHECURE,THEFIRSTSERIOUSILLNESSBECAUSEOFTHEDISCOVERYANDTHECURE,RATHERTHANJUSTFORTHEFEVERSOINSOMECASES,THESYMPTOMSOFFEVERWILLCONTINUETOSHOWUPTOFINDOUTWHATSREALLYGOINGONINSIDEASARESULT,HEREMINDEDTHEDESPERATIONOFPARENTS,DONTBLINDLYREQUESTDOCTORS,FEVERTOTREATSYMPTOMSOFFEVER,BUTSHOULDFOLLOWTHEDOCTORSADVICE,ACCURATELYFINDOUTTHEREALREASONFORCAUSINGFEVER,SUITTHEREMEDYTOTHECASEABABYFEVERWONT“BURNTHEBRAIN“WHENABABYHASAFEVER,THEPARENTSAREIMMEDIATELYDISTRAUGHT,BUTTHEREISACONVENTIONALWISDOMTHATACHILDSFEVERCANBURNTHEBRAINDINGQIWEN,DIRECTOROFTHEPEDIATRICDOCTORSSAID,HADAHIGHFEVERITSELF,ISNOTGOINGTOMAKE“BRAINSGOBAD,INTELLIGENTVARIATION“,INTHEPASTHAVESUCHMISUNDERSTANDING,BECAUSETHEMEDICALKNOWLEDGEHASNOTBEENPOPULAR,THEREASONSBEHINDTHEHIGHFEVERDIDNOTDISTINGUISHCLEARLYINFACT,ONLYENCEPHALITIS,MENINGITIS,ANDOTHERDISEASESOFTHEBRAINAREDAMAGEDBYTHEVIRUSANDCANBEDAMAGEDBYTHEVIRUSORTHESENSORYFUNCTION,RATHERTHANTHEFEVERS,WHICHBURNTHEPEOPLEANDBECOMEDEAFHERSTEPEMPHASIZEDTHATINFANTSANDYOUNGCHILDRENOFTHETEMPERATURECONTROLCENTERSTABILITYTHANADULTS,MILDVIRALINFECTIONSMAYALSOHAVEAFEVEROF40,FEVERWHENPARENTSNEEDTOKNOWHOWTODEALWITH,ASFORTHEDIAGNOSISOFTHECAUSESHOULDBEHANDEDOVERTOPROFESSIONALDOCTOR,DONTHAVETOBEOVERLYCONCERNEDACCORDINGTOSTATISTICS,WHATEVERTHECAUSECAUSEDBYAFEVER,TEMPERATUREISRARELYMORETHAN41,IFMORETHANTHETEMPERATURE,THEPOSSIBILITYOFSUFFERINGFROMBACTERIALMENINGITISORSEPSISISHIGHER,SHOULDBEESPECIALLYALERTBUTASFORTHEBRAINCELLSRESISTANTTOHIGHTEMPERATURELIMIT,MAYHAVETOBEUPTO417,CELLPROTEINSDUETOTHEHIGHTEMPERATUREMETAMORPHIC,NOTREPLYOFDAMAGE,THEEXTREMEHIGHTEMPERATURE,RARELYWITHDISEASE,CLINICALLY,BUTTHEALLERGICTOANESTHESIACAUSEMALIGNANTFEVERCOULDACHIEVESUCHAHIGHTEMPERATURETHEDIRECTORSAIDTHATBECAUSETHEFEVERITSELFWOULDNOTHARMCHILDREN,ITWASLONGDISPUTEDTHATTHEFEVERWASNECESSARYSCHOLARSWHOARGUETHATFEVERISANORMALIMMUNERESPONSECANHELPWHITEBLOODCELLSFIGHTBACTERIATHEANALYSISOFTHEPATTERNOFFEVERCANHELPDIAGNOSETHEETIOLOGYHOWEVER,MOSTPHYSICIANSANDSCHOLARSFAVORMODERATEFEVERBECAUSEAFEVERINCREASESMETABOLISM,RESULTINGININTERNALCONSUMPTION,PATIENTHEADACHES,BURNOUT,RAPIDHEARTRATE,VERYUNCOMFORTABLETHEINFANTISEASYTODEHYDRATE,THEFEVERCAUSESTHEWATERTOEVAPORATE,ISMOREVICIOUSCIRCLE,THEPROPORTIONOFTHEINFANTHEATSEXCONVULSIONISHIGHER,LETTHEFEVER,CAUSEINJURYISNOTNECESSARYTHEIDEAANDMETHODOFTHEFOLKWRONGBABYINVIEWOFTHEABOVEARGUMENT,PARENTSSHOULDHAVETHECORRECTATTITUDEANDTREATFEVERASAWARNINGDRZHAOWENCHONG,DIRECTOROFTHEPEDIATRICNEUROLOGYDEPARTMENT,SAIDFEVERWASAPHYSICALDEFENSERESPONSECAUSEDBYVARIOUSDISEASESRESEARCHSHOWSTHATTHEBODYRESPONSIBLEFOREATBACTERIAOFWHITEBLOODCELLS,WHENHISBODYTEMPERATURE3839ITSDEVOURABILITYSTRENGTHENSOWHENACHILDCAUSESAHIGHTEMPERATURERISEDUETOACOLDOROTHERINFECTION,ITISNOTADVISABLETOUSEAVARIETYOFPOSSIBLEMETHODSTOBRINGTHETEMPERATUREDOWNTOTHENORMALRANGEIMMEDIATELYBECAUSEITMAYREDUCETHERESISTANCEOFTHESICKCHILDITSELFSOMEPARENTSWILLUSESOMEOFTHEPOPULARMETHODSOFANNEALING,SUCHASCOLDWATERORALCOHOLSWAB,WHICHISNOTSUITABLEFORCHILDRENACCORDINGTOSONGWENAO,THEBABYSHOT,HOTSKINSUDDENLYTOUCHESCOLDWATERORALCOHOL,ANDTHEBABYSREACTIONCANBESEVERE,WHICHCANCAUSECONVULSIONSANDTHESMELLOFALCOHOLCANMAKETHEBABYLETHARGIC,LIKEDRUNKINADDITION,THETRADITIONALOLDGENERATION“COLDARRIVE“IDEA,CAUSEGENERALMISTAKETOTHINKAFEVERMUSTWEARMORECLOTHES,THEDIRECTOROFZHAOWENCHONGSTRESSED,ACTUALLYJUSTOPPOSITECANFEVER,HESAID,WHENTHEWHOLEBODYHEATTOTHESKINSURFACEAREAOFTHELARGEST,BESTHEATDISSIPATIONEFFECT,IFTOOMUCHCLOTHESCANBESTRIPPED,THROUGHALARGEAMOUNTOFBODYHEATCANLOOSECOOLAPPEARANCE,BODYTEMPERATURE,ITISEASYTOFALLAREALBABYSFEVERISASIGNOFDANGERZHAOWENCHONGSTRESSEDTHATBABYFEVERANDPATHOLOGICALREASONSCANBESMALL,SEVERESEPTICAEMIA,ENCEPHALITISMENINGITIS,MYOCARDIALINFLAMMATIONANDSOON,NOTTREATMENTCANLEADTODISABILITYORDEATHTHELIGHTPERSONISJUSTASLIGHTCOLD,IGNOREITALSOWILLBEGOODBUTTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHETWOISHARDTOJUDGE,ANDSOMETIMESITISMORENECESSARYTOMAKEADIFFERENCEBABYHASAFEVER,PARENTSSHOULDNOTBESURPRISED,BUTALSOCANNOTBETAKENLIGHTLY,LEADINGTOTHEILLNESSISUNMANAGEABLEPARENTSSHOULDLEARNTOFACEITWITHSKILL,KNOWLEDGEANDWISDOMMERGINGOTHERPERFORMANCEWHENACHILDHAVEAFEVER,SUCHASHEARTRATE,RESPIRATION,BODYFEELINGEXTREMELYUNCOMFORTABLE,HAVELOSSOFAPPETITEPHENOMENONOFGENERALWEAKNESS,YOUNGBABIESCANTTALK,EVENBECOMERESTLESSCRYINGATTHISTIME,MODERATETREATMENT,THEHYPOTHERMIAISREASONABLE,ESPECIALLYWITHFEBRILESPASMSORCONGENITALHEARTDISEASEINFANTS,MORENEEDSTHESYMPTOMSOFABABYSFEVERDEFINITIONTEMPERATUREABOVETHEFOLLOWINGTEMPERATUREISREFERREDTOASFEVERANALTEMPERATURE38THEMOUTHTEMPERATURE378EARTEMPERATUREANDSAMETEMPERATURETHEAXILLARYTEMPERATURE375BACKTEMPERATURE375THESYMPTOMSOFTHEMERGERCHILDRENWITHFEVERMAYHAVEAFEVEREXCEPTTHETEMPERATURERISEPOORAPPETITEDROWSINESSCRYHYPODYNAMIACOMACRAMPSANDHEADSTIFFNESSPURPLEANDBREATHINGDIFFICULTIESTHECORRECTWAYTOTAKEATEMPERATURESHAKETHETHERMOMETERFIRSTANDDROPTHEMERCURYBELOWTHIRTYFIVEDEGREESAXILLARYTEMPERATUREPLACETHETHERMOMETERUNDERTHEARMPITANDFIXTHEARMDONOTLETITWAVEATANYTIMEMEASUREFOURTOFIVEMINUTESMOUTHTEMPERATURECHILDRENSHOULDNOTUSETHISMETHODINCASETHETHERMOMETERBITEANALTEMPERATURETHISMETHODISRECOMMENDEDDURINGNEONATALPERIODBACKTEMPERATUREPLACETHETHERMOMETERONYOURBACKANDLIEFLATFOR4TO5MINUTESIFAFEVERISACCOMPANIEDBYTHEFOLLOWINGCONDITIONS,ITSHOULDBESENTTOTHEDOCTORATONCEAFEVERMORETHAN385DYNAMICALDIFFERENCEWEAKDYSPNEAUNABLETOEATORVOMITCRAMPSANDSTIFFHEADPURPLESPOTSAPPEARONTHEBODYCHILDRENYOUNGERTHANTWOMONTHSCHILDRENTHEMSELVESHAVESERIOUSILLNESSESCONTINUOUSFEVERFORMORETHANTWODAYSTHETREATMENTOFABABYFEVERDISTINGUISHBETWEENHEATANDHEATFROMLOWHEATINFANTILEFEVERWHENTEMPERATUREIS37538FORLOWTHERMAL,3839FORHOT,39ABOVEFORHIGHFEVER,MORETHAN41FORULTRAHIGHHEATFEVERISTHEBODYSRESPONSETOVIRALORBACTERIALINVASION,WHICHHELPSTOKILLINVADINGVIRUSESANDBACTERIA,THUSHELPINGTHECHILDSNORMALGROWTHANDDEVELOPMENTTEMPERATUREDOESNOTEXCEED38,GENERALLYDONOTHAVETORUSHTOFEVER,ESPECIALLYBEFORENOCLEARDIAGNOSIS,IFBLINDLYRUSHTOFEVERCOULDHIDECONDITION,INTERFEREWITHTHEDIAGNOSISOFDISEASEWHENTHETEMPERATUREREACHESMORETHAN39UNDERTHEGUIDANCEOFACETANILIDE4PERCENTTO12PERCENTOFCHILDRENHAVECONVULSIONSINHIGHFEVER,ANDREPEATEDSEIZURESCANCAUSEBRAINDAMAGE,APRECURSORTOCERTAINSEIZURES,ANDCANLEADTOOTHERDANGERSASARESULT,ANYONEWHOHASAHISTORYOFHIGHFEVER,ORAFAMILYHISTORY,SHOULDBETREATEDIMMEDIATELYIFTHEFEVERISHIGHPHYSICALCOOLINGUNDER385INPEDIATRICANTIFEBRILE,BELOW385ISTOCHOOSETHEBESTPHYSICALCOOLING,SUCHASEXTRAWATER,WARMWATERANDALCOHOLTOWIPEBATH,ETCALLTHEANTIPYRETICS,SUCHASPARACETAMOLANDCOMPOUNDASPIRIN,CONTAINCOFFEEWITH,NOTTHEWESTSTATINS,THESIDEEFFECTSOFLARGER,INFANTNEURALINHIBITIONMECHANISMISNOTSOUND,THEUSEOFHIGHTEMPERATURE,EASYTOINDUCECONVULSIONS,WILLALSOCOLLAPSECAUSEDBYSWEATINGALOT,EVENJAUNDICEDUETOTHEACCUMULATIONOFFREEBILIRUBININTHEBLOODTHEREISALSODAMAGETOTHEDIGESTIVESYSTEMANDLIVERANDKIDNEYFUNCTION,ANDSOMEMAYCAUSERITZSYNDROME,RESULTINGINREDUCEDWHITEBLOODCELLSANDPLATELETSIFYOUDONOTNEEDTOUSEAREAGENT,YOUSHOULDUSETHEDOCTORSINSTRUCTION,ANDYOUWILLHAVEIBUPROFEN,BILIN,THYME,ANDPEDIATRICFEVERALSOCANCHOOSETRADITIONALCHINESEMEDICINESUCHASCHAIHU,ANTELOPEHORN,QINGHOTDETOXIFICATIONORALLIQUID,ETC,TOTHECHILDRENSANNEALINGEFFECTISALSOVERYGOODYOUCANTLOSEWITHOUTLOSINGFLUIDSSOMEPARENTSTHINKTHATTHECOLDINFUSIONOFCHILDRENISFASTERTHANMEDICINE,ANDTHEHOSPITALREQUIRESTHEDOCTORTOGIVETHECHILDTHEINFUSION,ANDREQUIRESANTIBIOTICSINFACT,COLDSAREMOSTLYVIRAL,ANDANTIBIOTICSDONTWORKOURPRINCIPLEISTOBEABLETOTAKETHEMEDICINEWITHOUTTHEINJECTION,CANINJECTTHEINJECTIONOFTHEFLUID,BECAUSETHEINFUSIONSOMETIMESPRODUCESSIDEEFFECTSWHENTAKINGANTIVIRALSCANNOTBEREHEATED,THEOCCURRENCEOFSECONDARYBACTERIALINFECTION,THEBLOODTESTOFTHEWHITEBLOODCELLNUMBEROBVIOUSLYINCREASED,WHENBRONCHITISORPNEUMONIA,MAYCONSIDERTHEUSEOFANTIBIOTICSBUTNOMATTERWHATMEDICINE,SHOULDPAYATTENTIONTODOSENOTTOOBIG,TAKETIMESHOULDNOTBETOOLONGGIVETHECHILDMOREWATERDURINGTHEDRUGADMINISTRATION,WHICHCANABSORBANDEXCRETETHEDRUGANDREDUCETHETOXICITYOFTHEDRUGTOTHECHILDSBODYANTIPYRETICDRUGSSHOULDNOTBETAKENWITHALKALINEDRUGS,SUCHASBAKINGSODAANDAMINOPHYLLINE,ORITWILLREDUCETHEEFFECTOFFEVERTRADITIONALCHINESEMEDICINEBELIEVESTHATCOLDISCAUSEDBYTHEFEELINGOFWINDANDEVIL,WITHDIFFERENTSYMPTOMS,SUCHASWIND,WIND,HEATANDCOLD,ETC,ANDEMPHASIZESTHEIMPORTANCEOF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