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How To Treat Fever In A 5 Year Old Child?
My five year old daughter has had a fever since yesterday around 7 pm. It goes up to 105 but I can bring it down with a cold bath and some Motrin. She also has a cough that sounds wet but not coughing anything up. She complains her head hurts. She has a white tongue with red spots
Thu, 4 Jun 2015
Thank you for following up.She has mixed infection.I suggest
1. For fever you can use Paracetamol suppositoria 10-15 mg/kg/dose,in addition-Tulsi juice,physical methods(cold bath)
2.Lozenges-Sualin,Strepsils 1 tablet 4 times for resolve.
3.Kuka syrup(1/2 teaspoon 2 times) will work for inflammation and cough.
4.Antihistamines (Cetirizine syrup)
5.Vitamin C 1 tablet one for 10 days.
6.For boosting immunity-Zincovit 5 ml once a day for 1 month.
7.For white tongue-clean with soda water,apply Candid 5 drops 3 times for 5 days
Wish your bay a speedy recovery
Dr.Svetlana Shrivastva
1. For fever you can use Paracetamol suppositoria 10-15 mg/kg/dose,in addition-Tulsi juice,physical methods(cold bath)
2.Lozenges-Sualin,Strepsils 1 tablet 4 times for resolve.
3.Kuka syrup(1/2 teaspoon 2 times) will work for inflammation and cough.
4.Antihistamines (Cetirizine syrup)
5.Vitamin C 1 tablet one for 10 days.
6.For boosting immunity-Zincovit 5 ml once a day for 1 month.
7.For white tongue-clean with soda water,apply Candid 5 drops 3 times for 5 days
Wish your bay a speedy recovery
Dr.Svetlana Shrivastva
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