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She is found corona positive.
First fever came. Fever is fluctuating between 98 to 99°. Now cough started from past 1 day. Fever is still continue since 9th of may 2021. We have done some test D Dimer and liver is ok but Platlates are low and CRP value is 26 (range 0-6). She took tablet of cefixime for cough but after taking this her Oxygen level went down from 97 to 94 and cough increase. Please help what to do now.
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Crp has increased because there’s infection.
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Consult for further management
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Do not panic!
Take rest,eat balanced diet,closely monitor oxygen saturation
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Dr. Akshay Aggarwal
General Practitioner
1 yrs exp
Delhi
Please don't self administer any antibiotics like cefixime.
And if you had already consulted a doctor and are on medication prescribed by him/her than please trust your RMP and consult him/her back for any new/severe symptoms.
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Dr. Sudeshna Borgohain
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Guwahati
What other medication is she taking apart from cefixime?
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Adopt proning technique to raise spo2
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monitor spo2 2 hourly...in case spo2 drops below 93 she will require steroids and anticoagulant
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