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treatment:
- fever is a symptom, not a disease, and a person’s temperature can rise as a result of several causes, therefore a doctor must be consulted to run the necessary tests and then treatment according to the cause, currently in these days, suffering from fever requires that the possibility of infection with the emerging coronavirus be excluded, especially if it coincides with other symptoms such as headache, cough, fatigue and shortness of breath, so we recommend first doing a PCR to exclude the possibility of infection with the virus, and in the event that this possibility is excluded, other causes will be considered, the most common of which will be mentioned later, to lower the temperature currently it is recommended to follow some tips such as putting on less Clothes, drink enough water and keep the body hydrated, put cold water compresses on the head, under the armpits, and the inner sides of the thigh frequently throughout the day, take a lukewarm water bath, and take an antipyretic such as Paracetamol 500mg four times a day.
How is the diagnosis made?
- The diagnosis is made by taking the medical history, what symptoms the patient suffers from, a clinical examination for him, and then running some tests such as a complete blood test (CBC) to assess the white blood cell count, PCR examination to exclude infection with the Coronavirus, a chest x-ray to exclude chest infections, urine test to exclude urinary tract infection, spinal fluid examination to exclude meningitis, otoscopy to exclude otitis media, stool examination to exclude gastrointestinal infections, ESR, CRP, and other tests
common causes of fever
- Coronavirus infection
- upper respiratory tract infection
- Urinary tract infections
- Meningitis
- Middle ear infections
- Skin infections
- Gastrointestinal infections
- Arthritis
Our advice:
- Follow the tips above and consult an internist to run the necessary tests
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