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Fever for kid of age 8yrs
My son has fever and body pain from morning. He is 8yrs old. How much ml of p250 should be given . His weight is 22.5 kg . I have been giving 5 ml ..is it correct?
Understand your concern.
Your child may be suffering from acute viral infection.
It's common to have malaise and bodyache along with fever in viral.
Consider to increase dose of paracetamol.. 7ml..
Do whole body sponging with normal water..
Hope so will wean off in next 2-3 days.
Next Steps
check for danger signs including pain abdomen, vomiting, altered sensorium, etc over next 1-3 days.
consult for further plan of action.
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