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Suggest Diet Plan For An Infant For Stabilizing WBC Count
Hi, my name is Peris from Kenya, have a niece who is hospitalized. When she breaths this snoring sound comes out n a dcotor said she had pneumonia, she struggled to breath n when she does u would realised a depression on her neck and below her diapragm. She s on medication, doctor did an xray, her chest is gud n her lungs too but her white blood cell count is 30 when it s supposed to be normal 10.The baby is 6months old, kindly wht food would you recommend to stabilize her white blood cells? en are there any dangers?
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In my opinion your neice should not eat or drink in the condition you describe.In such respiratory difficulty there is a risk of choking on food.So she should get Intavenous(IV) fluids.Increased White cells are sign of bacterial/viral infection of any organ system of body.If the infection is due to virus;with proper IV fluids,oxygen inhalation,inhaled nebulisation and over time white cell will come down.If the infection is due to bacteria IV or syrup form of antibiotic will do the job.
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In my opinion your neice should not eat or drink in the condition you describe.In such respiratory difficulty there is a risk of choking on food.So she should get Intavenous(IV) fluids.Increased White cells are sign of bacterial/viral infection of any organ system of body.If the infection is due to virus;with proper IV fluids,oxygen inhalation,inhaled nebulisation and over time white cell will come down.If the infection is due to bacteria IV or syrup form of antibiotic will do the job.
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