RSV Treatment
Treatment
The treatment of RSV infection is primarily supportive to make your child more comfortable. However, in severe cases, hospital care may be needed.
Supportive care
To reduce fever doctor may recommend an over the counter medication such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others).
Your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter medication such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) to reduce fever.
Otherwise, child must be comfortable as possible, and he/ she should drink many fluids to prevent any form of dehydration, such as dry mouth, little to no urine output, sunken eyes and extreme fussiness or sleepiness.
Hospital care In severe cases of RSV hospital care is necessary to give child intravenous (IV) fluids and humidified oxygen. "Hospitalized infants and children may also be hooked up to mechanical ventilation — a breathing machine — to ease breathing." (Mayo Clinic Staff,2014). …show more content…
This medication help to open air passages in the lungs. Nebulized means breathe a fine mist by use simple facemask or any other device.
Sometimes, a nebulized form of ribavirin (Virazole), an antiviral agent, may be used. Doctor may also recommend an injection of epinephrine or a form of epinephrine that can be inhaled through a nebulizer (racemic epinephrine) to reduce symptoms of RSV infection.
Antibiotics do not have a role in the treatment of an RSV infection unless there is a concurrent bacterial
The treatment of RSV infection is primarily supportive to make your child more comfortable. However, in severe cases, hospital care may be needed.
Supportive care
To reduce fever doctor may recommend an over the counter medication such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others).
Your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter medication such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) to reduce fever.
Otherwise, child must be comfortable as possible, and he/ she should drink many fluids to prevent any form of dehydration, such as dry mouth, little to no urine output, sunken eyes and extreme fussiness or sleepiness.
Hospital care In severe cases of RSV hospital care is necessary to give child intravenous (IV) fluids and humidified oxygen. "Hospitalized infants and children may also be hooked up to mechanical ventilation — a breathing machine — to ease breathing." (Mayo Clinic Staff,2014). …show more content…
This medication help to open air passages in the lungs. Nebulized means breathe a fine mist by use simple facemask or any other device.
Sometimes, a nebulized form of ribavirin (Virazole), an antiviral agent, may be used. Doctor may also recommend an injection of epinephrine or a form of epinephrine that can be inhaled through a nebulizer (racemic epinephrine) to reduce symptoms of RSV infection.
Antibiotics do not have a role in the treatment of an RSV infection unless there is a concurrent bacterial