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What Causes Fever In A Child?
Hello my daughter is 5 and yesterday morning she ran a 101 temp so I took her to the doctor by then the fever was gone thanks to tylenol the doc didn't know what was wrong because nothing appeared to be then but she perscribed amoxicillin anyway and said she wasn't contagious and said she could go to school the fever never came back until about noon today at its highest it is 103 but I can't get it below 101 even with tylenol she has been on amoxicillin for 24 hours what's up?
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
If fever is not relieved by paracetamol, you may add ibuprofen or mefenamic acid for fever control.
Continue amoxicillin as prescribed by your doctor.
If no relief within three day of antibiotics, ask your doctor for blood investigations, urine analysis to find out the exact cause.
For further queries regarding this disease or its medications you may take my appointment at Healthcare Magic.
Dr. Khan Shoeb
Continue amoxicillin as prescribed by your doctor.
If no relief within three day of antibiotics, ask your doctor for blood investigations, urine analysis to find out the exact cause.
For further queries regarding this disease or its medications you may take my appointment at Healthcare Magic.
Dr. Khan Shoeb
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