Hi. My 3 yo son ran a fever of 101 for three days, that reacted well to fever reducers. But it s now up to 104 and fever reducers are only bringing it down to 102. He has a little bit of a cough and head cold. He has been complaining a lot about his legs hurting. It s sat night. Can I wait until mon to call the dr or should I call the on call dr. sooner ?
Hi, Thank you for asking question on Chat Doctor. Paracetamol 15 mg/kg body weight/dose every 4-6 hourly along with tepid sponging will bring down the fever promptly. If the fever is under control you may wait till Monday.Otherwise, you have to call on the doctor soon. Hope this answer will serve your purposeless feel free to ask any more queries if requiredTake care Chat Doctor. V. Subrahmanyam MD;Disassociate professor of pediatrics