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High Fever. Temp Reduces With Tylenol/motrin Only For Hours. Informed There Is Virus. Help?
My two year old has ran a high fever for three days. The temp will come down with Tylenol/motrin only to return in a few hours. He threw up a few times the day the fever started and has complained of his head being "broke". We saw his ped yesterday and was told it was just a little virus, but I am concerned that it is more than that.... Help ease my mind please!!
In viral fevers,particularly in children,fluctuation of temperature will be there and usually it subsides by 5-7 days,if there are no complications and simple antipyretics with tepid water sponging of the body is that is needed and if fever continues even after 7 days,then definitely the child should be examined by a Pediatrician,and if necessary lab.investigations may be done to diagnose and proceed further.
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High Fever. Temp Reduces With Tylenol/motrin Only For Hours. Informed There Is Virus. Help?
In viral fevers,particularly in children,fluctuation of temperature will be there and usually it subsides by 5-7 days,if there are no complications and simple antipyretics with tepid water sponging of the body is that is needed and if fever continues even after 7 days,then definitely the child should be examined by a Pediatrician,and if necessary lab.investigations may be done to diagnose and proceed further.