Sore Throat Traetment

                              

Sore Throat Traetment

              After clinical examination when A sick child is produced with a history of Fever we have to examine his/her throat with a tongue depressor and light after that action you diagnose him/her with the diagnosis of pharyngitis or Tonsilitis. Here it is very clearly announced that the symptom is only fever, not cough or congested chest. we just discuss fever due to sore throat and try to explain pharyngitis at the age of 1 year. Here we try to windup a topic fever due to sore throat

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how do we diagnose whether he/she is suffering from fever due to a sore throat?

when a sick child is brought to you with a high-grade fever there are two chances to explore your patient's mommy/daddy or some other attendant complains of the crying baby while peeing which is a clear sign of Urine tract infection or gastritis on the other side patient cries and did not take mother feed. In the second option, we have to look carefully at his/her mouth and throat which will be surely read now you have to decide about the treatment of sore throat 

 

How to select a safe drug for the treatment of sore throat at the age of 1 year
 

First of all, you have to ask about any kind of drug allergy that the patient face before and after NKA you have to ask about whether the patient's stool is loose or hard and examine properly about oral candidiasis. when you decide its pharyngitis you have the best choice of drug name cefaclor125mg/5ml oral suspension, Amoxicillin oral suspension, co-Amoxiclave Oral, (in this article we explore cefaclore125mg/5ml)

Calculation of pediatric medicines by weight and dose

 

it is necessary to check the baby's weight if you have a weight scale then you can accurately advise the correct dosage for a sick child if you do not weight scale you have to calculate the average weight by age for example 1 year healthy child has 10 kg weight lump sum if the child is chubby you can calculate weight as 11 kg or the child is weak you should consider the weight of baby must be 9 kg. in the above photo you can guess the average weight.

What is the dose of Cefaclor Oral Suspension?

syp cefaclor125mg/5ml at the age of 1 year should be prescribed 1TSF into TDS. At the age of 1 year the child age approximately 10 kgs. if the child is much heavy about 12 kg you can increase the dose to one and one-fifth TSF into TDS FOR 5 days. If the child is weak enough that the weight is 8 kg 3/4 tablespoon 3 times in a day. In the same order weight reduced to 6 kg may be the age of 6 months the dose would be half as 1/2 TSF X TDS. In the treatment, if a child passes loose stool more than 2 times a day stop the medicine and consult with a pediatrician in the other way you can start syp Flagyl with the correct dose by weight which will be explored in another article.

Why Cefaclor is safer than amoxicillin and CO-amoxiclav

In children, less than 5 years cefaclor has more efficacy and good cure rate in pharyngitis Amoxicillin and co-amoxiclav have more chance to create gut problems such as loose motion abd pain also these medicines have a resistant created phenomena. when you add ibuprofen with amoxicillin as well co- amoxiclav there is a great chance of G/E and severe abd pain.

Pediatric calculation dose of paracetamol

at the age of 1 year with 10 kg weight the dose of paracetamol 120mg/5ml oral suspension would be 1 TSFXTDS as the body weight of a child increases by age or chubbiness the dose will be increased such to 12 kg the one and one fourth TSF X TDS OR QDS if weight is more increased to 14 kg dose should be one and a half TSF X QDS meanwhile if weight is 15 kg dose would be double such as 2 TSF X QDS or the Paracetamole double strength suspension will be used such as Calpol6plus oral suspension one other Febrol Ds doses will be reduced to half as per above dosage criteria for example 10 kg Calpol6lus half TSF X QDS 

12kg Calpol6plus three by four TSF X QDS

15kg Calpol6plus will be 1TSF X TDS 

 

 Why an antimalarial drug is important in Fever

Pediatricians look at the season mostly in summer children need to give anti-malarial drugs such as baroque tab that is odorless and dispersable also syrup amodiaquine these drugs are enough safe to prescribe to newborns also. let's explore the dose of Amdaquin oral suspension dose by weight 

if the 1-year child has 10 kg weight you would suggest him/her 3/4 TSF x Stat and 1/3 TSF x next 2 days

same is that with tab Basoquin weight is 10 kg you have to give 3/4 tab xStat then 1/3 tab next 2 days

if we discuss 15 kgs weight then tab basoquin and syrup amodiaquine doses will be the same as 1 tab or 1 TSF X Stat then 1/2 next two days

 FAQ

what is a dose of cefaclor at 15 kg?

Answer: Here we use cefaclor 250mg/5ml the dose should be 1 TSF XTDS

what are the side effects of cefaclor?

Answer: Cefaclor is a safe drug in children but this medicine has some side effects also such as vomiting bloating loose motion 

why is an anti-Malarial important in fever?

some times fever does not settle due to sessional issues, therefore, pediatrics advise an anti-malarial such as Tab Basoquin Syrup Basoquin These drugs have no side effects but these have wonderful results

                                          Supporting Medicines in Pediatrics 

                                   when a child is suffering from G/E also with Phrayngitis you should have to 

                                   put him or her at syp Lazer 125mg/5ml also with anti eating like syp domel

                                some more maxolon gravinate as well an anti diahhreorial Entamizol or Flagyl

                               as Q-plex Z or Q-Pulgite we will cover these medicines in the next blog of G/E 

                                with dosage and weight.