How to prove medical negligence in fever to pneumonia case while patient continuosly went to doctor checkup?
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Pneumonia affects one or both lungs which causes the air sacs to fill up with mucus, pus and other fluid making it hard to breathe. Babies may develop pneumonia after flu, or a cold and viruses are the most common cause of the infection. In babies with a weak immune system, severe pneumonia if left untreated can be potentially life-threatening. Continue reading to know all about the different types of pneumonia and how to care for your child, if they get one.
Fever accompanied by shivering and sweating.
A severe cough with coughing up thick phlegm that is green, yellow or bloodstained.
Baby is generally unwell and has lost appetite
More serious symptoms of pneumonia that would need hospitalization involve:
Rapid shallow breathing. The skin between the ribs, below the rib cage and above the collar bone seems to suck in with each breath.
Baby has had less than half the normal amount of fluid intake over the past 24 hours.
Wheezing (an audible coarse whistling sound with each breath).
The lips and fingernails have turned blue.
Pneumonia can quickly develop over a day or two or take several days for its onset depending on the causative organism. In both cases, it could seem like a bad cold, and cough is one of the earliest signs.
The paediatrician conducts chest examination using a stethoscope to listen for crackling sounds and the sound of fluids. The baby’s heart rate and breathing will also be checked along with observation of other symptoms. A chest X-ray might also be done to check how much of the lungs have been affected if the baby seems particularly unwell. A blood or mucus test might also be done to determine whether it is bacterial or viral.
Fever accompanied by shivering and sweating.
A severe cough with coughing up thick phlegm that is green, yellow or bloodstained.
Baby is generally unwell and has lost appetite
More serious symptoms of pneumonia that would need hospitalization involve:
Rapid shallow breathing. The skin between the ribs, below the rib cage and above the collar bone seems to suck in with each breath.
Baby has had less than half the normal amount of fluid intake over the past 24 hours.
Wheezing (an audible coarse whistling sound with each breath).
The lips and fingernails have turned blue.
Pneumonia can quickly develop over a day or two or take several days for its onset depending on the causative organism. In both cases, it could seem like a bad cold, and cough is one of the earliest signs.
The paediatrician conducts chest examination using a stethoscope to listen for crackling sounds and the sound of fluids. The baby’s heart rate and breathing will also be checked along with observation of other symptoms. A chest X-ray might also be done to check how much of the lungs have been affected if the baby seems particularly unwell. A blood or mucus test might also be done to determine whether it is bacterial or viral.
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