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Suggest Medication To Cure High Fever And Coughing With Asthma In Child

Hi, My 13 year old son has a fever of 102. He's been coughing with asthma for the last few days. we went to the doctor earlier today and he said he's not wheezing and keep doing what i"ve been doing. Givien he his ventolin and flixotide. The fever started this evening along with a headache which i figue=red was from all the coughing. should i be concerned?
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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Hello,

Thank you for asking at HCM.

I went through your son's history and would like to make suggestions for him as follows:

1. If he is not wheezing/having breathing difficulty as examined by your doctor, I would not suggest you to increase medications for asthma. I would suggest you to continue medications for asthma.

2. For fever, I would suggest him paracetamol which is very safe for fever in children with asthma.

3. Please make sure that your son is getting adequate rest and adequate fluids orally. This will prevent dehydration and will help early recovery.

4. I would also suggest warm saline gargles which will help to reduce cough.

5. If he has nose symptoms like nose obstruction, sneezing, running nose, etc, I would add levocetirizine + montelukast to above mentioned treatment.

6. If his fever does not improve, I would suggest him to get examined again by doctor who may prescribe antibiotics if he/she thinks your son has bacterial infection.

Hope above suggestions will be helpful to him.

Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.

Wish your son the best of the health and a quick recovery.

Thank you & Regards.
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Suggest Medication To Cure High Fever And Coughing With Asthma In Child

Hello, Thank you for asking at HCM. I went through your son s history and would like to make suggestions for him as follows: 1. If he is not wheezing/having breathing difficulty as examined by your doctor, I would not suggest you to increase medications for asthma. I would suggest you to continue medications for asthma. 2. For fever, I would suggest him paracetamol which is very safe for fever in children with asthma. 3. Please make sure that your son is getting adequate rest and adequate fluids orally. This will prevent dehydration and will help early recovery. 4. I would also suggest warm saline gargles which will help to reduce cough. 5. If he has nose symptoms like nose obstruction, sneezing, running nose, etc, I would add levocetirizine + montelukast to above mentioned treatment. 6. If his fever does not improve, I would suggest him to get examined again by doctor who may prescribe antibiotics if he/she thinks your son has bacterial infection. Hope above suggestions will be helpful to him. Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM. Wish your son the best of the health and a quick recovery. Thank you & Regards.