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Fever for 4 days with back pain
Hi Doctor, I’m 13 years old and I’ve had a fever for 4 days now. Yesterday my temperature reached 101.9°F.
My symptoms are:
Constant throbbing pain in my back.
A wet cough (not dry).
A very blocked nose that makes it hard to sleep.
I’m currently taking Paracip and Cetcip as prescribed by a doctor yesterday, but the fever is still hanging on. I wanted to check if there’s anything else I should do, especially for the back pain and the nose blockage.
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As you are having fever..get your lab investigation done..rft lft ure bre pcr..get it evaluated by a physician..
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Take tab cetrizine 5mg one morning and one evening for 5 days
Tab monteleukast 10mg one daily.
Syp Grilinctus 5m.l every 8hours.
Tab combiflam one every 8hours, in place of paracetamol.
Do hot saline gargles, steam inhalation.
Pur nasivion nasal drops 2 drops every8hoursfor 3 days..
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Zerodol sp half half half after food for 3 to 5 days. Continue medicine prescribed.
Montek lc one at night for five days. Ambrodil s syr5 ml twice n 10ml at night for five days
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A 4-day fever with significant respiratory symptoms like a wet cough and blocked nose in a teenager suggests a viral or bacterial respiratory tract infection. The 'throbbing back pain' you are experiencing is likely Myalgia (muscle pain) caused by the systemic inflammatory response to the fever. While you are already on Paracip and Cetcip, additional supportive care is needed to manage the congestion and body aches
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For a detailed dosage review of your current medications, a specific steam inhalation routine, and direct follow-up on your fever log, you can consult me directly through my profile
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Continue with medication
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steam inhalation and gargling.
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Looks like a viral upper respiratory infection, which can take 7 days to settle. Continue Paracip for fever and Cetcip. For back pain, warm compress and adequate hydration will help. For nose block, you can use saline nasal drops steam inhalation.
If fever is beyond 5 days, becomes very high, or breathing difficulty develops, do get re evaluated.
You can book a consultation with me, I’ll review in detail and guide you further.
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You have upper respiratory tract infection which is normal in this season. Continue taking what you are taking already. Add nasivion nasal drops, to be put in both the nostrils 2 drops twice a day in lying down position followed by stream of plain water.
You should add extra raw salt to your food like in curd, salad etc so that your secretions get thin and coughing becomes less painful. For your Backache, since you have not specified which part of the back, I assume it's upper back and could be due to coughing. You may apply Vicks there. If the back pain does not subside in another two days, get am X ray chest to rule out lower respiratory chest infection.
Drink plenty of fluids like coconut water, nimbu Pani, etc.
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Add Nasivion nasal drops immediately with steam along with increased raw salt and plenty of fluids
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Thank you for explaining symptoms based on your symptoms It looks like a viral upper respiratory infection like flu and back pain is due to fever and infection. These symptoms can last up to 7-10 days
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continue treatment and take proper rest with plenty of fluids and steam inhalation 2-3 times a day and saline nasal drop 1-1 each nostril for block nose.
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if fever is not reducing after 10 days, or if you start feeling like Difficulty breathing Severe cough or chest pain Very high fever (>102°F) Weakness or vomiting Then you should visit a doctor again. You may need examination and possibly tests like blood test or chest check-up to rule out bacterial infection.
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Continue current medicines. Viral fever need time to subside.
If not subsided within 2 days, please consult the doctor and do blood investigation.
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Drink only warm water and do steam inhalation
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These drugs only used for Symptom relief ..
You nees some more medicines for cure..
You can contact me on my clinic or Via Call
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Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Rajahmundry
Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Ashita Kuruvilla
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8 yrs exp
Kolkata
Need few more details. Kindly consult for further evaluation
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Dr. Dinesh Mehta
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Jaipur
Gargling and steam inhalation. Antipyretic medicine continue with it.
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Dr. Chaithra H
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Steam inhalation
Salt water gargling
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