My 4 year old son has a high fever, stomach pain, s.o.b., which started suddenly today. His temp keeps going higher and higher each time it is taken, Tylenol was given and that did not help. Could this be a simple cold or something more serious? He has never been diagnosed with asthma and has used his sisters neb to help with the sob.
Hi.... Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Regards -