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Fever after 5th day of Covid
Hello Doctor, patient is covid positive. Age 52 / Female. She has high persistent fever for last 5 days. Today is her 5th day. Her dry cough has reduced. But sometime fever reach up to 102°F . After taking paracetamol it falls down to 98°F. She is taking antibiotics and paracetamol as per doctor advice. Does she need to start steroids?
Is it normal to have fever after 5th day of Covid??
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Get these tests done: CRP, IL-6, D-dimer
Monitor oxygen saturation
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Consult once you have these tests reports
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Take steam and gargles, sleep for 8 hours
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Get cbc CRP Ddimer n review after reports
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Need further evaluation. And review of medications.if you want can consult me.
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If fever of cough is persisting beyond five days it's not normal.....You need to consider steroids from day 6 if fever persists...
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get her CBC ,CRP , d dimer done.....according to the reports further meds would be added as well...get in touch with a doctor constantly and keep a close watch on saturation ....consult me if needed via practo or wp on 8791532 seven zero zero.
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