Patient's question:
The child is 1.5 years old and has a fever of 38.3°C. They took fever-reducing medicine, but it didn't work. What should I do?The child had a fever of 38.3°C the night before last, and it hasn't improved over the past two days.
Previous treatment and effectiveness: I gave her some Qingkailing and bought ibuprofen to reduce the fever. In between, I gave her Nimesulide granules, but the fever came back again.
What kind of help do I want: I want the child to quickly break the fever and stop suffering.
Doctor's answer:
Fever is a manifestation of infectious poisoning and is a form of response by the body. A certain degree of fever can reduce the body's disease resistance, but severe fever can interfere with the nervous, circulatory, and respiratory systems, which is detrimental to the body. Generally, a fever not exceeding 38.5 degrees does not require intervention. If the temperature is too high, physical cooling methods or the administration of antipyretic drugs can be used. As long as active anti-inflammatory treatment is provided and inflammation is suppressed, the fever can also recover on its own. The key to the current treatment of the child is to identify the cause of the fever in order to provide scientific treatment. It can be said that continuous use of antipyretic drugs is of no help to the child's recovery.