WHEN TO CONTACT A DOCTOR

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FEVER

In general, fever is not harmful, however, there are several situations in which parents must be vigilant. In infants, for example, the younger the age, parents should be more alert. Look under the general rule is;
in older infants (aged 6 months or more), we just call the doctor if the temperature approached 40 ° C. In younger infants, it is recommended to contact the doctor if the temperature 38 ° C or more.

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* If baby aged 3 - 6 months with a body temperature ³ 38.5 ° C
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In addition to high body temperature, doctors also need to be contacted on the following conditions:

* If the child's condition deteriorated
* Fever has lasted 72 hours
* Hard to drink or not drink or are dehydrated
* Fussy or constant crying, can not be appeased
* Sleep continuously, weak and difficult to wake (lethargic)
* Seizures or stiff neck neck
* Great headaches that persist
* Shortness of breath
* Vomiting, diarrhea constantly

Cold

* A fever of more than 72 hours
* Cough more than one week; or cough violently with vomiting.
* Fussy and lethargy
* Shortness of breath or appear kebiruian around the lips and mouth
* Rarely urination (see dehydration) or do not want to drink
* Sputum was blood
* "Mucus" thick green more than 2 weeks

COUGH

* Having difficulty breathing or breathing with a vengeance (respiratory muscles mobilized an additional part that looks the muscles between the ribs are interested in, the muscles on the scapula is also interested in, nostril breathing);
* Blue in the lips, tongue or face;
* High fever, especially if there is no cough cold, while in infants younger than 3 months, doctors have to keep calling (without regard to high fever);
* Infants £ 3-month-old who coughed for several hours;
* If the whooping sound when breathing after coughing;
* If there is coughing blood (except when the child had suffered a nosebleed, the blood in his cough is usually nothing to worry about);



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