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What Is The Treatment For Tonsillitis In A Child ?
My granddaughter is 6 years old, we have just been told she has severe tonsilitis and ketones in her urine her temp is high, she has been prescribed antibiotics, calpol and ibuprofen, but will not take the antibiotic, it took 2hrs to get the calpol into her tonight, her temp is not lowering she is very shakey in her speak, she has eaten half pot of jelly 2night and drank a small bottle of juice all day, worried sick about the infection getting worse and can all this be causing the ketones in urine
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
ketones in the urine can be due to other causes like diabetes.
I would recommend to get her baseline sugar profile done.
Antibiotics will have their effect after 24-48 hrs but get her BSF and BSR checked
ketones in the urine can be due to other causes like diabetes.
I would recommend to get her baseline sugar profile done.
Antibiotics will have their effect after 24-48 hrs but get her BSF and BSR checked
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