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Baby having cough and high fever
Baby son.
Age- 6 months.
Weight- 6.2kg
My baby was having cough and 101.4 fever yesterday. We tool him to pediatric doctor in evening. They gave medicines. They told to give 3 ml pcm if baby has fever else not. We gave 3 ml pcm at 8 pm. It relieved for sometime. But at 1-2 am in night, fever and cough worsened and he was having 102.5 fever. We gave him 3 ml pcm again at 2-30 am. Then it relieved for sometime and he is again having high fever at 8 am.
Should we keep giving pcm after every 6 hours if fever comes? Does it happen usually. Should we visit to doctor again?
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Depends on if baby is active during afebrile period
Than we generally think of viral infection
And continue pcm every 4 to 6 hours
If baby is lethargic or if symptoms persist beyond 72 hours we should rule out any bacterial infection or pneumonia like symptoms
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For fever you can give PCM every 6 hourly. Do tepid sponging when fever is high grade. If any sign like lethargy, difficulty in breathing, reduced urine output kindly consult doctor
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It looks more of a viral infection. Continue giving pcm SOS. If it persists for more than 48 hours, visit your doc
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
U can Give pcm evry 6 th hrly for 2-3 days . Do tepid sponging in high Fver . Consult doctor if not accepting feed, lethargy ,Decrease urine output .
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Pune
Kindly consult once physically to nearby pediatrician for stethoscopic examination
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Dr. Devaraja
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Coimbatore
You may repeat the medication every 6 hours; typically, it takes some time for the fever to subside.
Next Steps
physical assessment
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Anjali Maini
Pediatrician
33 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Paracetamol is given 4-6 hourly. You can give it every 4 hourly for 2 days, only the total daily frequency should not be more than 5 in 24 hours
If the fever still spikes in between you may do sponging - wipe the baby with normal tap water ( temperature not fridge cold) - head to toe
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Keep the baby well hydrated - good breast feeding
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In case fever is not coming down in next 3 days visit again
Watch out for decreased feeding, lethargy, respiratory symptoms
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Dr. Noureen Sadaf
Pediatrician
3 yrs exp
Kota
Yes you can repeat pcm 6 hourly whenever temparature rises. Considering its only day 2 of illnes expect improvement in 24-48 hours. If the baby's condition worsens or lethargy, refusal to feed develops, consider consulting the Paediatrician again.
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