What will the doctor do for my 9 month olds awful cough?

He caught a cold from the dr office I believe last week.It started with sneezing then runny nose and now its the runny nose with a bad cough.The cough has gotten worse the last 2 days.He has no fever,but the cough is terrible.I don't want to take him to the ER tonight because I don't know what they will do and he is sleeping soundly now.I am going to take him to the doctor in the morning.Does anyone know what she will do?|||If the diagnosis is croup, then he'll probably get an oral dose of steroids and some antibiotics. If the doc suspects whooping cough, there is a nasal swab test. If the baby is wheezing, he might get a nebulizer treatment.





There are many different kinds of coughs. If he's sleeping well now, that's a good sign, as whooping cough and croup tend to get worse at night.|||if your baby's cough is viral, antibiotics are not necessary and even dangerous. Your doctor will do tests to see if your son's cough is viral or bacterial. If it's viral (almost all colds are), your doctor will give you medicine to help him feel better. On the rare chance it's bacterial, then your doctor will prescribe antibiotics. But don't ask for antibiotics if it's a virus, they won't do anything. In fact, they will just make your son more suspectible to other bacteria.|||They will likely do nothing. Doctors don't like to give medicine to babies and there's not much that will get rid of the common cold but rest and time. Its a huge pissoff for sleep deprived moms. Still, take him anyways to make sure it's nothing serious like croupe but don't be surprised if they tell you good luck and send you off. I once spent hours in the middle of the night with my terribly coughy daughter and they sent me home. They were right, a day or two and it went away but i couldve knocked him out after 2 hours of sleep|||she will check for infection. If he doesn't have an infection she will send him home. Tell you to keep his fluids up, keep him warm, avoid cool breezeways, rub salve on his chest or back and put a humidifier in his room.


To wash his and your hands every time you wipe his nose, clean his bedding daily, wash all toys and door hands over with soapy water once a day (or more if you have time) and wait it out.





More than likely he doesn't have an infection if still alert and no temps.|||she may put him on some antibiotics, or tell you just to use a humidifier in his room.|||give you medicine and advice how to get rid of it. its probably not that big of a deal