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Can Alex-P And Domstal Be Given For Fever To A Child?
Question: Hi, my 5 year old boy is running fever. We are away from home in a hill station and not carrying meds at the moment. I have Alex-P and Domstal with me. Let me know if i can administer any for time being? Or please suggest some home remedies.
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Brief Answer:
It could be a viral illness
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
Kindly get back with weight of the kid so that I can suggest you the dose of the Paracetamol. You can treat fever with Paracetamol at 15mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly if fever is > 100F. Give him plenty of oral fluids and let him urinate well.
Fever of 1 day without any localizing signs could as well be a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If he is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
It could be a viral illness
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
Kindly get back with weight of the kid so that I can suggest you the dose of the Paracetamol. You can treat fever with Paracetamol at 15mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly if fever is > 100F. Give him plenty of oral fluids and let him urinate well.
Fever of 1 day without any localizing signs could as well be a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If he is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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