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Doctor, My daughter caught cold on Monday with armpit temperature around 98 to 98.2 for 3 days until Thursday along with cough symptom and drooling. From today morning temperature is at 102 in armpit. After 5hrs of p250, gave meftal 4ml. Age 5, weight: 13.6kg. pls let us know can we continue meftal or p250 now after 6hrs? Also pls let us know the first 3 days with temperature 98.3 are countable for fever or today with 102 is considered as first day of fever? Thanks
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Hello, for 3 days temp is normal so need to consider today as first day of fever. Continue P250 6th hrly if temperature is more than 101F then give mefthal.
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Give paracetamol.  If high grade fever than give meftal p
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watch for temprature.  can do blood report and treatment accordingly
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