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Starting fever
My son is 1.5 years old. He has a fever. Kindly prescribe drops/ syrup dosage. And also please let me know how to calculate the dosage according to age/weight.
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Dr. G. Avinash MBBS, MD (Pediatrics) Fellowship in Neonatology
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He'll..kindly share duration of fever??
How is ur kid during inter-febrile period?
Weight of ur kid?
U can give syrup PCT 250mg/5ml-- 3.5ml 6hrly
(Considering expect Weight )
*only if recordable temp 100f/ 38centigrade
* tepid sponging
* hydration
Next Steps
monitor temperature 🌡
soft diet, good hydration
Health Tips
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fever persists > 3days..
for clinical evaluation & blood test
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