A 5-year-old child has a fever of 39 degrees with only fever symptoms. The parents administered fever-reducing medication and antibiotics at home, the fever subsided, but now the child has cold hands and feet. Should further medical attention and medication advice be sought?
A 6-year-old child has a fever, and parents are asking for treatment advice.
Fever is a common symptom in children. How should parents respond?
When a baby’s temperature reaches 38 degrees, you can first try using a warm water sponge bath for physical cooling. If the temperature persists and shows an upward trend, consider giving the child oral naproxen or other fever-reducing medication. It is recommended to observe the child’s condition while using physical cooling. If the medication still cannot effectively control the body temperature, you should seek medical attention immediately and undergo a routine blood test to determine the cause. In addition, it is important to ensure the child drinks plenty of water to maintain adequate hydration, which helps in cooling the body and promoting recovery.
A four-month-old baby with a fever of 38 degrees, high white blood cells, possibly due to an upper respiratory infection. Low body temperature after fever reduction may be related to poor immunity. It is recommended to use fever-reducing patches for physical cooling, and to take cefpodoxime for anti-inflammatory treatment, along with ribavirin and Qingkailing.
Consider it may be caused by bronchitis, and give the child medicine while ensuring good indoor ventilation.
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