my husband has a fever of 102.9. it went up since I gave him 4 ibuprofen from 102.7 about half an hour ago. He has had a headache and today has a stiff neck. Should I worry or just keep taking his temp to see if it goes up more. Should I take him to the er?
Hello dairy understand your concernSymptoms described by you could be due to viral/bacterial infection, meningitis. I would, should suggest consulting internal medicine specialist as early as possible and undergo routine blood tests like complete and differential blood count, ESR, blood tests for malaria, typhoid, if needed CSF fluid examination for glucose and protein. Meanwhile, you can continue to take Advil or Tylenol after some foodApply diclofenac and warm pad application on neck. Other treatment depend on tests result. Prescribed antibiotic like cefuroxime will help YouTube proper rest, Chat Doctor. Further treatment plan will decide by complete clinical assessment Hope this may help noncontact further if follow up needed Best regards