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Why Is My Baby Suffering From High Fever?
hi doc .. my 2.4 yr old baby girl is suffering from fever with 100 to 101 F for last 12 hrs i have started crocin syp but fever comes down for 1 or 2 hrs and again it raises. i am gynaecologist by profession but i am worried a lot about my kid.. we now stay in UK.. and i am not doing my job right now... please suggest me to go for any invxs or wait for 1 day... i am worried a lot...
Fri, 4 May 2012
hello drlavanya428,
fever in child-in 2.4 old baby- usually viral but you did not mention body weight, neither given history fever with chills & rigors,breathing rate,common cold,burning in micturation,motion either loose or constipation, advice- HB,TLC & DLC,ESR, urine rourtine & microscopy, if breating rate more than 40 per mintue or dyspnea, then- X-ray chest- PA veiw, if loose motion with blood then X-RAY abdomen , treatment depends upon under lying condition e.g. for dehyration need iv fluid supplemenation, for breathlessness need- antibiotics, like amoxycillin or septran , for urinary infection- amoxycillin or septran effective, medicine dose cannot calculated because body weight did not mention, hope my advice is useful to you,thank you
fever in child-in 2.4 old baby- usually viral but you did not mention body weight, neither given history fever with chills & rigors,breathing rate,common cold,burning in micturation,motion either loose or constipation, advice- HB,TLC & DLC,ESR, urine rourtine & microscopy, if breating rate more than 40 per mintue or dyspnea, then- X-ray chest- PA veiw, if loose motion with blood then X-RAY abdomen , treatment depends upon under lying condition e.g. for dehyration need iv fluid supplemenation, for breathlessness need- antibiotics, like amoxycillin or septran , for urinary infection- amoxycillin or septran effective, medicine dose cannot calculated because body weight did not mention, hope my advice is useful to you,thank you
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