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Fever for 7th day
Dear sir/madam,
My father in law was tested covid +ve. It's 7th day today, but he is still having temperature of 99-100, if he stops taking paracetamol. He took CT scan and it's 2/25 score for covid. Would like to know how to proceed.
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Need to review prescription.do some blood investigation.
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Acenac mr tds x 3 dys
Tb cefix 200 mg tds x 3 dys
Tb v& forte od x 10 dys
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Fever can be there for 10 days or more..proper dosing of paracetamol
2 nd week of CoVID is crucial
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Need Review of medications.
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Need more history.
Consult online..
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Dr. Yasmin Fatma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Kolkata
Need to review prescribe medicine and add if needed.. you can consult me here for proper management
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Dr. Ayaluri Harika
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8 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Consult in person
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Dr. Aman Qureshi
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Nagpur
Get CBC, CRP, D-dimer done.
Check vitals temp, BP,spO2. If all within limits no need to worry continue taking prescribed medications. If there vitals are below normal limits consider getting him admitted asap.
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Dr. Khushboo
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8 yrs exp
New Delhi
It may take more days due to inflammation. Get done few blood test and consult on Practo for proper guidance
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