Patient's question:
All symptoms: Hello, my child is just two years old. Today is August 15th. On August 8th, the child was reluctant to play, and the doctor said it was tonsillitis. A blood test showed 28.4 white blood cells. Later, the child received intravenous fluids (penicillin, cefalexin, and azithromycin the day before yesterday). Two days later, the blood test returned to 20.6, then it rose to 26.6, and yesterday it was 19. The city hospital's pediatric department said the tonsillitis had subsided and that medication was sufficient (taking cefixime tablets, clarithromycin capsules, pediatric Shuangqing Granules, and taurine granules).Onset time and cause: Treatment status:
Help needed: Should we continue with intravenous fluids or just take medication?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, Blood count refers to the number of white blood cells in the peripheral blood per unit. High blood count generally means that the white blood cell count in a routine blood test exceeds the normal range. Many factors can cause an increase in white blood cell count, such as infection, trauma, blood diseases, etc. Severe tissue damage or necrosis, such as major surgery, burns, severe acute bleeding, severe trauma, and vascular embolism, can lead to increased fluid intake. Oral administration of pediatric paracetamol and phenylephrine granules can be given to the child. If fever occurs at midnight, oral administration of ibuprofen granules can be used for fever reduction. Alcohol mixed with water can be used for rubbing hands and feet to reduce fever. It is necessary to go to a formal hospital pediatric department for examination, such as a blood routine test.