Tag: neonatal fever

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When the doctor encounters his child with fever (middle)

This is the first time the child has fallen ill when he is not with me. After the baby rash, As well as several validations thereafter, The family finally confirmed that I was not only the father of the child, He is really a pediatrician, So I already have a say in children’s health, So the mother called me the first time. Like all parents, My first reaction when I heard that my child was ill was also worried. However, the video can only see her lying sickly, and other conditions are not clear. I asked to continue to observe the body temperature, drink more water, physically cool down, and rest more. If the body temperature is too high, antipyretic Read More …

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How to Choose Children’s Antipyretic Drugs

Parents asked: At present, there are many antipyretic drugs for children, and adverse reactions are often mentioned. How should parents choose? Should we pay attention to some what in use? The pharmacist replied: First of all, rising body temperature is a natural defensive response of the human body. It can increase the synthesis of human body, enhance the activity of phagocytes, and sometimes the change of body temperature is also helpful for disease diagnosis and judgment after healing. Therefore, not all children must use drugs immediately as soon as they have a fever. In general, children with low fever (< 38.0 ℃) do not advocate the use of drugs to cool down, but should adopt physical cooling method. What are Read More …

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How to Choose Children’s Antipyretic Drugs

Parents asked: At present, there are many antipyretic drugs for children, and adverse reactions are often mentioned. How should parents choose? Should we pay attention to some what in use? The pharmacist replied: First of all, rising body temperature is a natural defensive response of the human body. It can increase the synthesis of human body, enhance the activity of phagocytes, and sometimes the change of body temperature is also helpful for disease diagnosis and judgment after healing. Therefore, not all children must use drugs immediately as soon as they have a fever. In general, children with low fever (< 38.0 ℃) do not advocate the use of drugs to cool down, but should adopt physical cooling method. What are Read More …

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The child is hot, are you still using mercury thermometer? Parents must look at the baby fever response guide

Parents are usually very nervous when their children are hot, especially worried about [burning their brains]. But first of all, parents may need to understand such a premise: fever is only a symptom, not a disease, but a defense mechanism of the body against infection. Fever is usually caused by infection with germs. Generally speaking, fever itself is harmless, which shows that the immune system is fighting against germs. We usually use some methods to reduce fever, mainly to help fight against discomfort and diseases caused by fever and make children feel more comfortable. For fever, it is more important to find out the cause. Next, let’s talk about the standard of fever, measurement methods, various countermeasures and the questions Read More …