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What Causes Chronic Cough, High Fever, Nasal Congestion And Nausea In A Child?
Question: My daughter is having Heavy cough in chest which causing high fever sometimes, breathing rapidly sometimes, nose is almost blocked during sleep. Vomiting tendency and not interested to take any food. Now my question is
1) My daughter is not able to take Cepodem XP due to bad smell and she started vomiting. What's the function of this medicine? and what is the alternative medicines of this in terms of good smell & test eg:- strawberry flavour?
2) Whether all the current medicines are good?
1) My daughter is not able to take Cepodem XP due to bad smell and she started vomiting. What's the function of this medicine? and what is the alternative medicines of this in terms of good smell & test eg:- strawberry flavour?
2) Whether all the current medicines are good?
Brief Answer:
Antibiotics are ineffective
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Health care magic.
Most often cough and cold are due to viral infections where antibiotics are ineffective and unnecessary. Cepodem XP is an antibiotic and should not be given unless the WBC count is high or unless there is wheezing.
Give your child steam inhalation. Water in form of vapor reaches deep inside and helps in diluting the cough.
Irrespective of treatment viral infections spontaneously resolve in 5-7 days.
Regards
Antibiotics are ineffective
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Health care magic.
Most often cough and cold are due to viral infections where antibiotics are ineffective and unnecessary. Cepodem XP is an antibiotic and should not be given unless the WBC count is high or unless there is wheezing.
Give your child steam inhalation. Water in form of vapor reaches deep inside and helps in diluting the cough.
Irrespective of treatment viral infections spontaneously resolve in 5-7 days.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Steam inhalation also tried earlier but she was not able to take. She is 3 years and having 14 Kg weight. "KEFLOR" will be a good choice for her? Do you refer any other anti-biotic instate of Cepodem XP?
Her current medicines:-
Ascoril LS (3ml and 3 times), Montina-L (5ml one time), Omnacqrtil (6ml and two times), Cepodem XP (3ml and two times), Budecort-100 and Levolin inhaler.
Her current medicines:-
Ascoril LS (3ml and 3 times), Montina-L (5ml one time), Omnacqrtil (6ml and two times), Cepodem XP (3ml and two times), Budecort-100 and Levolin inhaler.
Brief Answer:
Get her blood counts and CRP level checked
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
keflor (cefaclor) is also an antibiotic and as I mentioned, antibiotics are unnecessary unless the WBC count is raised. If apprehensive get the blood tested and decide as per results. Other medicines are proper and adequate.
Regards
Get her blood counts and CRP level checked
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
keflor (cefaclor) is also an antibiotic and as I mentioned, antibiotics are unnecessary unless the WBC count is raised. If apprehensive get the blood tested and decide as per results. Other medicines are proper and adequate.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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