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What Causes Fever,low Heart Rate And Respiratory Rate In A Child?
My 3 year old neice is in the hospital with high fever,and her heart rate and resp rate are down. She was admitted in the hospital on Sat night and started to improve. However, last night she took a turn for the worst again. They thought that it was asthma but now her symptons are coming back. Any idea's on what it could be?
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
Many thanks.
Fever and low heart rates is little tricky.
I have to ask following ;
1.if any loss of appetite or vomiting?BP check.
2.Any jerky movements,neck rigidity, or strange posture?
Advice;
full blood work ,blood culture,urine culture
-Lumber Puncture.
-CXR
-MRI Brain if child is deterioting.
-Aggressive antibiotics.
Fever and low heart rates is little tricky.
I have to ask following ;
1.if any loss of appetite or vomiting?BP check.
2.Any jerky movements,neck rigidity, or strange posture?
Advice;
full blood work ,blood culture,urine culture
-Lumber Puncture.
-CXR
-MRI Brain if child is deterioting.
-Aggressive antibiotics.
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