What To Do When They Get A Cold?

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dswilson67

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Our CF clinic likes to be very proactive when Dan gets sick. The questions they always ask, has his cough increased, what does it sound like (productive(sounds like he's bring stuff up) non-productive(dry hacky)), does he bring anything up, what color is it, has his appetite decreased? How are his bowel movements? At that point they will decided if they want to see him or just phone in a prescription.

If you have any questions just call.
 
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dswilson67

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Our CF clinic likes to be very proactive when Dan gets sick. The questions they always ask, has his cough increased, what does it sound like (productive(sounds like he's bring stuff up) non-productive(dry hacky)), does he bring anything up, what color is it, has his appetite decreased? How are his bowel movements? At that point they will decided if they want to see him or just phone in a prescription.

If you have any questions just call.
 
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dswilson67

New member
Our CF clinic likes to be very proactive when Dan gets sick. The questions they always ask, has his cough increased, what does it sound like (productive(sounds like he's bring stuff up) non-productive(dry hacky)), does he bring anything up, what color is it, has his appetite decreased? How are his bowel movements? At that point they will decided if they want to see him or just phone in a prescription.

If you have any questions just call.
 
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dswilson67

New member
Our CF clinic likes to be very proactive when Dan gets sick. The questions they always ask, has his cough increased, what does it sound like (productive(sounds like he's bring stuff up) non-productive(dry hacky)), does he bring anything up, what color is it, has his appetite decreased? How are his bowel movements? At that point they will decided if they want to see him or just phone in a prescription.

If you have any questions just call.
 
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dswilson67

New member
Our CF clinic likes to be very proactive when Dan gets sick. The questions they always ask, has his cough increased, what does it sound like (productive(sounds like he's bring stuff up) non-productive(dry hacky)), does he bring anything up, what color is it, has his appetite decreased? How are his bowel movements? At that point they will decided if they want to see him or just phone in a prescription.
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<br />If you have any questions just call.
 
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Gnome

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What do I do. Well if it is just a cold I do nothing. However if there is a cough I keep an eye on it for a few days. Than I usually make a decision whether to start antibiotics depending how bad the cough is. Usually if there is a cough it means antibiotics.
 
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Gnome

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What do I do. Well if it is just a cold I do nothing. However if there is a cough I keep an eye on it for a few days. Than I usually make a decision whether to start antibiotics depending how bad the cough is. Usually if there is a cough it means antibiotics.
 
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Gnome

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What do I do. Well if it is just a cold I do nothing. However if there is a cough I keep an eye on it for a few days. Than I usually make a decision whether to start antibiotics depending how bad the cough is. Usually if there is a cough it means antibiotics.
 
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Gnome

New member
What do I do. Well if it is just a cold I do nothing. However if there is a cough I keep an eye on it for a few days. Than I usually make a decision whether to start antibiotics depending how bad the cough is. Usually if there is a cough it means antibiotics.
 
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Gnome

New member
What do I do. Well if it is just a cold I do nothing. However if there is a cough I keep an eye on it for a few days. Than I usually make a decision whether to start antibiotics depending how bad the cough is. Usually if there is a cough it means antibiotics.
 
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usedtobeinca

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You've got a lot of good comments already but I'll add mine as well.

We employ a combination of 'regular kid' and CF patient care. We push plenty of fluids, give fever reducers, etc. In addition we up the CPTs to 3x or 4x/day. Our little guy typically uses pulmozyme 1x/day and we'll up it to 2x (morning and night) when he's ill. On the first day of coughing we also shoot a 'heads up' email to our son's CF doc. If the cough is not gone (or almost gone) after 4/5 days we call the CF doc again and he typically ends up on abx. The abx will usually be stronger than those that non-CFers would get. We also focus a lot on nasal clearance using saline and a hand-held suction device - especially before bedtime. We also keep an eye out for decreased appetite, his general deameanor and his stool frequency (tends to become constipated when sick).

Hope that helps <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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usedtobeinca

Guest
You've got a lot of good comments already but I'll add mine as well.

We employ a combination of 'regular kid' and CF patient care. We push plenty of fluids, give fever reducers, etc. In addition we up the CPTs to 3x or 4x/day. Our little guy typically uses pulmozyme 1x/day and we'll up it to 2x (morning and night) when he's ill. On the first day of coughing we also shoot a 'heads up' email to our son's CF doc. If the cough is not gone (or almost gone) after 4/5 days we call the CF doc again and he typically ends up on abx. The abx will usually be stronger than those that non-CFers would get. We also focus a lot on nasal clearance using saline and a hand-held suction device - especially before bedtime. We also keep an eye out for decreased appetite, his general deameanor and his stool frequency (tends to become constipated when sick).

Hope that helps <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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usedtobeinca

Guest
You've got a lot of good comments already but I'll add mine as well.

We employ a combination of 'regular kid' and CF patient care. We push plenty of fluids, give fever reducers, etc. In addition we up the CPTs to 3x or 4x/day. Our little guy typically uses pulmozyme 1x/day and we'll up it to 2x (morning and night) when he's ill. On the first day of coughing we also shoot a 'heads up' email to our son's CF doc. If the cough is not gone (or almost gone) after 4/5 days we call the CF doc again and he typically ends up on abx. The abx will usually be stronger than those that non-CFers would get. We also focus a lot on nasal clearance using saline and a hand-held suction device - especially before bedtime. We also keep an eye out for decreased appetite, his general deameanor and his stool frequency (tends to become constipated when sick).

Hope that helps <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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usedtobeinca

Guest
You've got a lot of good comments already but I'll add mine as well.

We employ a combination of 'regular kid' and CF patient care. We push plenty of fluids, give fever reducers, etc. In addition we up the CPTs to 3x or 4x/day. Our little guy typically uses pulmozyme 1x/day and we'll up it to 2x (morning and night) when he's ill. On the first day of coughing we also shoot a 'heads up' email to our son's CF doc. If the cough is not gone (or almost gone) after 4/5 days we call the CF doc again and he typically ends up on abx. The abx will usually be stronger than those that non-CFers would get. We also focus a lot on nasal clearance using saline and a hand-held suction device - especially before bedtime. We also keep an eye out for decreased appetite, his general deameanor and his stool frequency (tends to become constipated when sick).

Hope that helps <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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usedtobeinca

Guest
You've got a lot of good comments already but I'll add mine as well.
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<br />We employ a combination of 'regular kid' and CF patient care. We push plenty of fluids, give fever reducers, etc. In addition we up the CPTs to 3x or 4x/day. Our little guy typically uses pulmozyme 1x/day and we'll up it to 2x (morning and night) when he's ill. On the first day of coughing we also shoot a 'heads up' email to our son's CF doc. If the cough is not gone (or almost gone) after 4/5 days we call the CF doc again and he typically ends up on abx. The abx will usually be stronger than those that non-CFers would get. We also focus a lot on nasal clearance using saline and a hand-held suction device - especially before bedtime. We also keep an eye out for decreased appetite, his general deameanor and his stool frequency (tends to become constipated when sick).
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<br />Hope that helps <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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