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Answered by Dr. Singh Sarvendra Chandrama

Can we identify dengue fever without lab tests?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dengue needs a confirmation of laboratory diagnosis. Unless you do a laboratory test you cannot label any disease as dengue. Dengue is a form of viral illness which is frequently associated with thrombocytopenia. If at all it is dengue following danger signs need to be monitored, 1.

August 9, 2023

10 year old is suffering from diarrhea. What medicine can I give?

Hi Welcome to icliniq.com. A 10-year-old child's average weight is 30 kg. Hence, I suggest the following medicine. Consult your doctor, discuss with him/her and take medication with concern. Give him half tablet Norflox TZ (Norfloxacin, Tinidazole and Lactobacillus) and twice a day for three days, Syp Zn 20 (5 ml /20 mg - zinc) 5 ml once a day for 14 days, Sporlac sachet one sachet bd for five days and ORS 200 ml per loose stool (oral rehydration solution).

October 9, 2018

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