Fever In Infants And Children Diagnosis Chart (Page 3 of 5) in pdf

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11. Is your child experiencing

Go to Question ***15.

shortness of breath?

12. Does your child also have a

EMERGENCY

You child may have

severe sore throat, problems

See your child's doctor or take

EPIGLOTTITIS, the swelling of

swallowing, and are his or her

your child to the emergency

the airways.

skin or lips turning blueish?

room right away.

Give your child a nonspirin

fever-reducing medicine and

be sure he or she drinks plenty

These may be symptoms of

of fluids. A cool-mist vaporizer

BRONCHIOLITIS or

may help ease congestion. See

BRONCHITIS. While

your child's doctor if your child

13. Does your child have a

bronchiolitis produces a dry

can't keep liquids down or is

slight fever, along with rapid

breathing very fast. Also be

cough, bronchitis cough usually

breathing and wheezing?

sure to seek medical attention

produces a yellow-green mucus.

if your child's skin is turning

blue, especially around the lips,

nose or fingernails.

*14. Does your child have a high

Your child may

See your child's doctor right

fever with shaking chills, along

have PNEUMONIA.

away.

with chest pain, and is he or she

coughing up greenish or yellow

mucus?

Your child may

EMERGENCY

have MENINGITIS, a serious

See your child's doctor or go to

***15. Is your child feeling very

infection of the membranes

the emergency room right

ill, complaining of headaches

and fluid around the spinal ca-

away.

and vomiting, and does he or

nal and the brain.

she have a stiff neck?

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