Question
A six-month-old child has a fever of 38.5 degrees. After taking fever-reducing medicine last night, the fever subsided, but then it came back. After taking the medicine again, the fever went down, but it is still feverish now and occurs frequently. How should one handle this situation? What were the past treatment situations and effects? What kind of help is needed? Will the child have a problem, and will it be necessary to continue taking medication?
Answer
There are many causes of pediatric fever, which can be divided into infectious and non-infectious in clinical diagnosis, with infectious being more common, such as common cold and influenza. For fever, it is first necessary to determine the cause and then treat it accordingly. High fever may trigger pediatric febrile convulsions, so it is necessary to control body temperature. The main methods are medication for temperature reduction and physical temperature reduction. It is best to use specific medication under a doctor’s guidance.