Đặc điểm vị trí và màu sắc chỉ văn trên bệnh nhi mắc bệnh viêm hô hấp tại Bệnh viện Nhi Đồng 2

Respiratory infection is one of the most common diseases in children. Traditional medicine relies less on pulse readings to diagnose this disease in children because of the small and short pulses, and instead relies on examining the finger veins. We conducted the study to describe the location and color characteristics of finger veins in children with respiratory infections treated at Children's Hospital No. 2. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 400 inpatients and outpatients under 16 years old at the Respiratory Departments 1 and 2, the Internal Medicine Department, the Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic, and the Respiratory Clinic of Children's Hospital No. 2, diagnosed with respiratory infections, was conducted from March 2024 to June 2024, meeting the criteria to be included in the study. We then collected information on anthropometric characteristics, related factors, location, and color of the finger veins using a questionnaire. Results: Acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis are the most common upper respiratory tract diseases, accounting for 20.5%. Pneumonia is the most common in the group of lower respiratory tract diseases, accounting for 30.75%. Children with respiratory infections tend to have their finger veins located in the wind gate at a high rate of 70.5%, while the air gate accounts for 29.5%. The most common color of finger veins is blue-purple, accounting for 46.5%, followed by purple at 40.25% and light red at 9.75%. Conclusion: In respiratory diseases, the location of the finger veins is mostly in the wind and airway; the color of the finger veins is mostly blue-purple, purple, and light red.