An eight-month-old baby has been coughing with phlegm for ten days, although treated with antibiotics, has not fully recovered. What medications can improve the symptoms and what are the daily care suggestions?
What should parents do if a child has a convulsion after a fever? What precautions should be taken?
When a child has a fever, if the body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees Celsius, physical cooling methods can be used; if it exceeds 38 degrees Celsius, symptomatic anti-inflammatory medication such as ibuprofen suspension or naproxen can be taken.
When a child’s fever reaches 39 degrees and convulsions occur, how should parents handle the situation?
What should you do if a child has a fever and cough for more than a day?
An 8-year-old girl with fever and cough was diagnosed with mycoplasma infection with complications of pneumonia. She has received antibiotic treatment and is showing improvement. She inquires about treatment and recovery from a respiratory specialist.
How to Help a Child Quickly Recover from a Fever
A child’s fever may be a common symptom caused by infection or other reasons. Parents can first try using alcohol to bathe the child to reduce the fever and further investigate the cause.
When a child’s fever reaches 39.4 degrees, immediate measures should be taken to cool the body down, such as using cold compresses or sponge baths to help lower the child’s temperature.
After three days of fever, the child no longer has a fever, but this morning they had a nosebleed, and again in the afternoon when they went outside. Is this a problem? Do they need another round of intravenous fluids or to continue taking oral antibiotics?
