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Suggest Remedy For High Fever In An Elderly Person With Alzheimer S Disease
My mom is incontinent with Alzheimer s she is 89. She has gotten very weak since yesterday Still eating very little and drinking cranberry juice. She has a fever of 100.4. Blood pressure not too bad 140 /55. We hate to take her toER. We gave her a macrodentin just in case we also have cipro.
Mon, 20 Jun 2016
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It's difficult to tell you exactly what's wrong with her--it could be viral like the flu, in which case antibiotics would be of no use. If she isn't better in 24 hours she should see a doctor
It's difficult to tell you exactly what's wrong with her--it could be viral like the flu, in which case antibiotics would be of no use. If she isn't better in 24 hours she should see a doctor
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