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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Flu

I ve had the flu for six days now today I was given clarithromycin to stop what I believe is also a chest infection. At the the time when asked by the doctor if I had a temperature I didn t at the time because I d been taking lemsip but now my temperature has come back! What can I do?
Mon, 11 Apr 2016
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Hello dear
Understand your concern.
You should also test for swine flu/influenza
And take treatment according to this and keep her in observation
Following are advice for you.
Test for blood: Glucose, LFT, KFT, CBC, ESR, Smear, culture
Chest XRAY

only symptomatic and/or supportive treatments are used
1. Complete bed rest
2. avoid heavy physical activity/ weight lifting
3. Paracetamol/ ibuprofen injection/tablet for fever and pain.
4. Oral Prednisolone tablet :it is anti inflammatory to reduce symptoms of pharyngeal pain,odynophagia, or enlarged tonsils
5. Antiviral drug acyclovir: reduce viral sheddings and leading to a significant decrease in the severity of symptoms
6. Antibiotics-levofloxacin 500 mg once daily for 5 days: to prevent secondary bacterial infection
7. Drink plenty of luke warm water
8. Gargling with warm salted water/betadine 1 % 3-4 times per day
you can also take tablet strepsils.
9. Avoid to go in congested area. use humidifier.


Hope this may help you.
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Flu

Hello dear Understand your concern. You should also test for swine flu/influenza And take treatment according to this and keep her in observation Following are advice for you. Test for blood: Glucose, LFT, KFT, CBC, ESR, Smear, culture Chest XRAY only symptomatic and/or supportive treatments are used 1. Complete bed rest 2. avoid heavy physical activity/ weight lifting 3. Paracetamol/ ibuprofen injection/tablet for fever and pain. 4. Oral Prednisolone tablet :it is anti inflammatory to reduce symptoms of pharyngeal pain,odynophagia, or enlarged tonsils 5. Antiviral drug acyclovir: reduce viral sheddings and leading to a significant decrease in the severity of symptoms 6. Antibiotics-levofloxacin 500 mg once daily for 5 days: to prevent secondary bacterial infection 7. Drink plenty of luke warm water 8. Gargling with warm salted water/betadine 1 % 3-4 times per day you can also take tablet strepsils. 9. Avoid to go in congested area. use humidifier. Hope this may help you. Best regards Dr. Sagar