Hi, My daughter is having 102 - 103 temp every night at 8.00 PM for the last 4 days and having Anti biotics. + medicines for temperatures, but the case is still same every day and she feel sleepy with shivering. Now she started vomiting also, can you help me
Hello Presumed that fever is just for 4 days. Such type of fever may be due to common cold i.e. flu or viral. As she is taking antibiotics and tablets for fever, so this medicine together fever produces vomiting. When such patient visit I advise my patient to take ondansetron 4 mg mouth dissolving tablet (put a tablet over tongue, it will melt) . One hour after this Tylenol ( paracetamol) 10 mg / kg body weight in 3-4 divided doses will provide relief. If there is severe bout of vomiting then she may need some intravenous Ringer lactate solution. Flu or viral usually take 7-10 for recovery. While mild shivering is due to viral or flu.However, if fever is on alternate day and shivering is very severe , get in blood for Malaria examination.