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What Causes Elevated Body Temperature And Painful Cold Chills At The Nape Of The Neck?
My husband has been ill for over a week and a half. He has had vomitting and diarrreha, which has stopped. Now he is having a temp of 100-102, cold chills and a pain in the lower back of his head. HE HAD A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN 1999, he just had blood work less then a week ago and it all turned out well . He had just seem his kidney doctor last Wednesday. Any suggestions?
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Fri, 2 Mar 2018
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Hello,
As per your clinical history, is concerned please follow like this-
1) Do a clinical examination by your primary care doctor and to confirm do CBC with differential and if no bacterial infection is found then do a malaria test.
2) If the test for malaria is negative, then discuss with your doctor about [oseltamivir]
Do follow lifestyle modifications like this-
1) Wash your hands. Thorough and frequent hand-washing is an effective way to prevent many common infections. Or use alcohol-based hand sanitizers if soap and water aren't readily available.
2) Try to cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or a cough. To avoid contaminating your hands, cough or sneeze into a tissue.
3) Try to avoid crowds and discuss with your doctor about yearly flu vaccines.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo
As per your clinical history, is concerned please follow like this-
1) Do a clinical examination by your primary care doctor and to confirm do CBC with differential and if no bacterial infection is found then do a malaria test.
2) If the test for malaria is negative, then discuss with your doctor about [oseltamivir]
Do follow lifestyle modifications like this-
1) Wash your hands. Thorough and frequent hand-washing is an effective way to prevent many common infections. Or use alcohol-based hand sanitizers if soap and water aren't readily available.
2) Try to cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or a cough. To avoid contaminating your hands, cough or sneeze into a tissue.
3) Try to avoid crowds and discuss with your doctor about yearly flu vaccines.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo
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