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Fever of my son
Sir my son who is 14 yrs old is having fever since yesterday all of sudden . Fever is around 100/101°F but is going down after having Paracetamol. No other symptoms of cold / cough/ sour throat or vomiting persist please suggest what is to be done. Please suggest . Regards Santanu
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Round the clock paracetamol.give atleast 1.5 litres of water per day . Juices,coconut water .
Start on tab zincovit 1 tab once daily .
If any family members develop fever ....or if high persistent fever ..plz do following .rtpcr for covid,cbc,esr,crp.
Be in touch with dr for regular monitoring if fever persistent
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Mostly a viral.
check temperature periodically
give paracetamol every 6 hrs once as required
plenty of fluids
observe for 48 hrs
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if fever persisting more than 72 hrs and others symptoms like cough ,sore throat then please do COVID-19 RT-PCR.
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isolation
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Dr. Shilpa Reddy Kolla
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Please give him paracetamol every six hours If temperature is more than 100 and keep a temperature check chart for every two hours
if the temperature is persistently high for the next two days please get a RTPCR done to rule out COVID
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Isolation and monitoring
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