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Suggest Treatment For Fever In A Child

My bot just turn 10. He running fever between 99.5-103 up and down for almost 3 days. Gave him motrin every 6 hrs., but seems not working much..is there any medication or remedy that I can do more except ice pack, cold shower, and give plenty of fluid?
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Hello,
At the age of 10, many conditions causes fever.
You have not mentioned any other symptoms your child suffering from, otherwise it would be of great help in diagnosing the condition.
The treatment you are giving is right to lower the temperature.
But as you said it is not working, following may be the reasons:
1. Dose of the medicine is not sufficient (as you have not mentioned dose)
2. There may be bacterial or viral infection
If only motrin is not working then go for a combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol.
Just do routine blood examination, so that correct condition can be diagnosed.
Hope this helps you.
Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Fever In A Child

Hello, At the age of 10, many conditions causes fever. You have not mentioned any other symptoms your child suffering from, otherwise it would be of great help in diagnosing the condition. The treatment you are giving is right to lower the temperature. But as you said it is not working, following may be the reasons: 1. Dose of the medicine is not sufficient (as you have not mentioned dose) 2. There may be bacterial or viral infection If only motrin is not working then go for a combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol. Just do routine blood examination, so that correct condition can be diagnosed. Hope this helps you. Thank you.