I plan on taking my daughter to the walk-in clinic tomorrow, but its 4 in the morning and her temp is 103. I gave her Tylenol half and hour ago and the temp hasn t lessened. Should I take her to the ER or do you think I should wait? Her only symptom is a sore throat. We don t have insurance, by the way...
Hi...by what you quote I feel that your kid might be having a viral sore throat or a streptococcal infection. I suggest you see your pediatrician and get a rapid streptococcal antigen test done. If it is positive then she will require antibiotics. If it is negative then it might be viral illness and doesn't require antibiotics at all. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Regards - 