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 FEVER IN CHILDREN
.Introduction
.Thermoregulation in children
.Thermoregulation in neonates
.Recording the body temperature
.Sterilization of thermometer
.Pattern recognition
.Clinical approach to a child with fever
.Rational Therapy for control of Fever
.Fever in children commonly encountered problems
.Steroids not indicated in undiagnosed fever
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FEVER IN CHILDREN

Sterilization of thermometer

In between readings the thermometer is recalibrated and placed in a glass bottle containing alcohol or cetavalon or dilute iodine solutions over cotton.


Though oral temperature measurement is more accurate, axillary temperature measurement is most practical for pediatric office practice.











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i dunno what to do my son is 6yrs and he has fever with headache,stomach ache,chest pain and frequent cold and barking cough on geting tests done his WBC and ESR is high and gastrin level is high have given a course of antibiotics but to no relief

(Posted by eshan, India Date : 9/26/2009 )