Patient's question:
17-month-old baby with cough. At the beginning, there was one night with high fever reaching 38.8 degrees, which came down the next day. A week later, the cough worsened at night, with a temperature of 35.4 degrees. The next morning, the temperature was 36 degrees. Is this normal?Doctor's answer:
The baby's temperature dropped very low, which should be due to the unreasonable use of fever-reducing medication. Therefore, proper medication is crucial. Below 38 degrees, it is recommended to use physical cooling methods. It is also advised to let the child rest in bed. As for coughing, Amoxicillin Clavulanate Potassium Granules can be used to reduce inflammation, and Children's Qingfei Syrup can be used to treat cough and phlegm. Considering the baby is 17 months old and has a cough with a fever of 38.8 degrees at night, it is necessary to give the baby fever-reducing medication. After a week, the cough worsened, and the temperature dropped to 35.4 degrees on the third day and then rose to 36 degrees, which is normal.