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Hello Sir, My Father is having fever from Monday 3rd May. Initially it was 99 to 100.5. He started taking calpol 650, Antibiotics, and other vitamins like zinc and vitc. Still the fever is not down. Today it came as 102.5 and he is also having cough and chest congestion.
What should we do?
Go for RTPCR.. Monitor oxygen level, temperature..Go for Test :- CBC,CRP,RBS,ESR,D DIMER,WIDAL TEST, FERRITIN..Also Go for Chest Xray PA view . consultant a doctor regularly..or if condition is not good like saturation is dropping admit him in Hospital
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His Spo2 level?? Have u checked?
Do chest Xray or HRCT chest
Do blood test like CBC, CRP, dimer
Next Steps
admit him in hospital if fever not respond ing
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