Patient's question:
The child had a slight cough on January 11th, went to the hospital for a blood test on the 12th, and the results were as follows: red blood cell count 4.22, hemoglobin concentration 115, hematocrit 35.9, percentage of monocytes 12, monocyte count 0.86, and all other tests were normal. They were given Huanglong Qingfei Granules and Pudilan Xiaoyan Oral Liquid, except for Chuntianqingshu Viral Syrup. At 3:00 PM on the 13th, they had a high fever of 39°C and took fever-reducing medication. By 8:30 PM, the fever was still 39°C, and they took fever-reducing medication again. It has just come down to 38°C now, and there is no sweating. Doctor, if the interval is 4 hours, can they focus on taking fever-reducing medication if it is still above 38.5°C?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, the baby should drink more water in this condition, and do not take fever-reducing medicine too frequently. According to your description, in this condition, you can coordinate with physical cooling, or you can boil water with coriander roots, white radish, ginger, and rock sugar to give the baby to drink. The above is the advice for the question "What should I do if the child has a slight cough and fever?", hoping it helps you, and wishing the patient a speedy recovery!