TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS

TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the commonest infections in children under the age of five years in Nepal. An under five child will have 4-6 episodes of ARI per year in Nepal. ARI episode does not differ much between developed and developing countries. Pneumonia is the commonest single cause...

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Main Authors: Shiva Shrestha, P Bhattarai, M Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nepal Medical Association 2004-05-01
Series:Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Online Access:http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/482
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spelling doaj-75775aee227c45f2a2809e4f28b646192020-11-24T21:27:45ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2004-05-014315310.31729/jnma.482TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALSShiva Shrestha0P Bhattarai1M Sharma2Dept. of Paediatrics, Insitute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, KathmanduInsitute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, KathmanduInsitute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the commonest infections in children under the age of five years in Nepal. An under five child will have 4-6 episodes of ARI per year in Nepal. ARI episode does not differ much between developed and developing countries. Pneumonia is the commonest single cause that causes death in a child with respiratory infections in developing countries. Treating pneumonia is still confusing. This article re-visits the basic concept in the treatment of pneumonia. Key Words: Pneumonia, persistent, pneumonia, antibiotics, treatment. http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/482
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M Sharma
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M Sharma
TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
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P Bhattarai
M Sharma
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title TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS
title_short TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS
title_full TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS
title_fullStr TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS
title_full_unstemmed TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS
title_sort treating a child with cough or difficulty in breathing at district hospitals
publisher Nepal Medical Association
series Journal of Nepal Medical Association
issn 0028-2715
1815-672X
publishDate 2004-05-01
description Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the commonest infections in children under the age of five years in Nepal. An under five child will have 4-6 episodes of ARI per year in Nepal. ARI episode does not differ much between developed and developing countries. Pneumonia is the commonest single cause that causes death in a child with respiratory infections in developing countries. Treating pneumonia is still confusing. This article re-visits the basic concept in the treatment of pneumonia. Key Words: Pneumonia, persistent, pneumonia, antibiotics, treatment.
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