My 10 year old daughter fractured her radius and ulna bones on Saturday. On Sunday and Monday she had an upset stomach and no appetite. Today she has no nausea but not much of an appetite again. Now her throAt hurts, she is coughing, is incredibly fatigued and has a low fever (100). Her had is also more swollen today. Is this just a virus that has nothing to do with the fractures?
Hi... I feel that this is a viral illness - unrelated to the fracture. Do not worry. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal