Medical Advice on "Child Health"

I need a second opinion regarding my daughter's fever treatment. Please guide me.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concerns. From the symptoms and investigations, your child is most probably having meningitis. The first line of treatment is Ceftriaxone and Amikacin. This covers the most common organis...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel

Is it safe to use Montair LC kid in a 4-year-old for reactive airway disease?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please note that the medications prescribed are to the best of my knowledge. Montelukast has been prescribed for patients for prolonged periods extending up to even two years without any problems. It uses has shown re...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

What is the degree of burns in a baby injured by boiling water?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This qualifies for approximately 9 percent burns (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The child will need to take some painkiller medications like syrup Crocin DS (250 mg/5 ml), 2.5 ml thrice a day for 3 to ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

How to confirm right lower abdominal pain as appendix pain?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concerns. The pain that you have described appears to be pain due to appendicitis. In appendicitis also the pain starts at umbilicus region and spread to right side of umbilicus. I sugg...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel

How can fever and a continuous dry cough be treated in a kid?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your child is having viral upper respiratory tract infection. His fever will subside in another two days. Viral fevers last for five to seven days. A cough will remain for a few days. I suggest instead of giving syr...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Simy Mathew

My baby feels gassy and spits even after burping. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please note the following, 1. The clinical picture that you are giving is most suggestive of reflux. It is advisable first to get a reflux study done to find the grade of reflux. 2. The initial medications to be giv...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

I was on Cipralex for anxiety and stopped now. Can I control my anxiety without medicines?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand you took Cipralex or Seroplex (Escitalopram) 20 mg for two years which is a good medication for managing anxiety disorder, depression, and other emotional disorders. Did your doctor prescribe it for anxie...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Suresh Kumar G D

Despite DPT vaccine, is tetanus injection a must?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concerns. Since you are sure that the scratch is from an old iron piece, I think you should give tetanus injection to the child. I hope this will help you.  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel

What can be done to treat watery eyes with runny nose in one-year-old?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Just follow advice. Clean eye from inside to outside with clean cotton or cloth. Instill Tobramycin eye drops one drop in each eye three times a day. Start syrup Cetirizine 5 ml once a day for five days. It may be due t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vishal Parmar

What measures can be taken to manage vomiting during travel in a child?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your daughter has motion sickness. It usually occurs in bus or car. You can give tablet Avomime ½ tablet 30 minutes before the start of the journey. Also, make her sit near the window. Also, good ventilation with fresh ai...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Radheshyam Gupta