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My 2 Year Son Has Fever And Temperature Is 100.6
Brief Answer:
drink a lot of water and take acetaminophen
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Hope I can be of help to you today.
Your 2-year-old son has a fever and temperature is 100.6 F with a cold for 1 day, you can try giving him Acetaminophen for fever. Normally if your child just starts to have a fever day 1 we recommend him to stay home and drink a lot of water, eat and rest.
Does your son have a runny nose or stuffy nose? Sore throat?
Can he eat or drink?
Is he alert or not?
Any nausea or vomiting? Any headache?
Please let me know more about his history.
Hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or questions, I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey,
General and Family Physician
drink a lot of water and take acetaminophen
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Hope I can be of help to you today.
Your 2-year-old son has a fever and temperature is 100.6 F with a cold for 1 day, you can try giving him Acetaminophen for fever. Normally if your child just starts to have a fever day 1 we recommend him to stay home and drink a lot of water, eat and rest.
Does your son have a runny nose or stuffy nose? Sore throat?
Can he eat or drink?
Is he alert or not?
Any nausea or vomiting? Any headache?
Please let me know more about his history.
Hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or questions, I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey,
General and Family Physician
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
he has runny nose. he can eat and drink. no vomiting no hedache. he is alert. so guide me what to do.
Brief Answer:
You can give him acetaminophen for his fever and some apply a wet towel on his body to cool down.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for your clarification. If he can eat and drink, I encourage you to continue it especially drink and eat fruit and vegetables that can help him with his immune to fight against the infection. You can give him acetaminophen for his fever and some apply a wet towel on his body to cool down.
If his fever a few days does not improve or any sign of seizure, vomiting and headache bring him to see his doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not need any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you have good health. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
You can give him acetaminophen for his fever and some apply a wet towel on his body to cool down.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for your clarification. If he can eat and drink, I encourage you to continue it especially drink and eat fruit and vegetables that can help him with his immune to fight against the infection. You can give him acetaminophen for his fever and some apply a wet towel on his body to cool down.
If his fever a few days does not improve or any sign of seizure, vomiting and headache bring him to see his doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not need any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you have good health. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
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Dr. Nagamani Ng
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