A 10 month child weighing 5 kg and 65 cm presents with cough and cold. He was found to have a respiratory rate of 48 per minute with no retractions, grunting, cyanosis. There is no history of convulsions. Which is true ?
No pneumonia, only cough and cold
Child has pneumonia
Severe pneumonia
Very severe disease
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS CLASSIFICATION THERAPY WHERE TO TREAT cough or cold no fast breathing no chest indrawing No pneumonia home remedies home respiratory rate/min .>60 in<2 months age >50 in2-12 months >40 in1-5 years chest indrawing pneumonia cotrimoxazole home chest indrawing cyanosis severe pneumonia IV/IM Penicillin hospital Ref : ESSENTIAL PEDIATRICS,O.P.GHAI,PG NO:356,7th edition
Respiratory system