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my son is 8 years old he has had a fever now for 7days

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my son is 8 years old he has had a fever now for 7days of lowest temp. being 101.1 to 104.2 being the highest. He plays football and in the heat i was told he had heat exhaustion and maybe a virius starting. I am now very worried he is really complaining of his head being the worst of all pain. should i take him to the hospital or is this really a virius?

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childrens motorin tylenol . and his dr.

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August 14, 2006 11:59 a.m. (27 minutes and 37 seconds later)

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He has had this temperature for 7 days? During this time has he been outside at all? Does he have any other symptoms, such as sore throat, earache, stomach upset? Besides the motrin and tylenol have you tried any other methods for fever? After he has taken the motrin and tylenol, how low does his fever get? Can you tell me what dosage you are using with the motrin and tylenol?
Sorry for all the questions. Just trying to get as much information as I can to answer your question.

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Pam Russell RN

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August 14, 2006 10:42 p.m. (10 hours and 43 minutes later)

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