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Suggest Treatment For Fever In A 22 Month Old Kid

Hello. I am a first time mother and our regular doctors office is closedoing today. My 22month old has had a Fever since sometime last night. I didn t notice til 7am when I awoke. I just want to make sure I am doing everything right and wonder whenor if I should take her to the hospital.
Fri, 24 Feb 2017
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Hello,
I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns.
Fever is a quite common problem in infants and it is viral in origin in most of the cases.
As a first line management you can do the following things:

1.Give your kid paracetamol syrup dose of which depends on the weight of
the child(As a rough estimate you can give one and half teaspoon of 125/5 paracetamol syrup.
2.Tepid sponging with tap water to reduce temperature.
3.Saline nasal drops for nasal congestion.
4.Monitor the temperature if you have a thermometer.

If the child develop breathing problem(fast breathing) or fever persist for long, please consult a pediatrician,in that case some blood investigations and antibiotic treatment may be needed.

Hope this information helps.
Regards.

Dr.Shinas Hussain

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Suggest Treatment For Fever In A 22 Month Old Kid

Hello, I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns. Fever is a quite common problem in infants and it is viral in origin in most of the cases. As a first line management you can do the following things: 1.Give your kid paracetamol syrup dose of which depends on the weight of the child(As a rough estimate you can give one and half teaspoon of 125/5 paracetamol syrup. 2.Tepid sponging with tap water to reduce temperature. 3.Saline nasal drops for nasal congestion. 4.Monitor the temperature if you have a thermometer. If the child develop breathing problem(fast breathing) or fever persist for long, please consult a pediatrician,in that case some blood investigations and antibiotic treatment may be needed. Hope this information helps. Regards. Dr.Shinas Hussain