Patient's question:
A one-year-old and four-month-old baby caught a cold yesterday afternoon and had a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius in the evening. They took fever-reducing medicine, pediatric paracetamol and chuanxiong granules, and Lanting oral liquid. The fever subsided in the middle of the night, but it came back down again in the morning. The hospital is too crowded, and it won't be their turn until 4 PM. The child is now not in good spirits, with clear nasal discharge and tears. What should they do now? Are they taking the right medications? Is there anything to help with digestion?Doctor's answer:
The child has a cold and a fever. The child's temperature is not above 38.5 degrees. Give the child more hot water to drink and apply physical cooling methods. Use a warm towel to wipe the child's entire body, especially the forehead, armpits, palms, and soles of the feet. If the temperature is above 38.5 degrees, give fever-reducing medication. You can also go to the hospital for a blood test to see what is causing the fever. Then, treat the symptoms according to the cause.