How to deal with any febrile patient at home ?

There are certain steps which we should follow in managing the febrile patient at home , as most of the patient will not need to be admitted to the hospital , most of the patients will be managed at home.

1-Bed rest is an important initial

step in any patient with fever , as exposure to any type of stress or activity may aggrevate the condition .

2-Diet : the diet should contain an excess amount of fluid to correct the possibly present electrolyte imbalance .

3-Supplementation of multivitamins , the vitamins as antioxidants helps the body and the immunity in facing the infection agent .

4-The antipyretic measures : we should apply cold fomentation with tape water not with ice , it is very important not to use the ice bags as it will cause vasoconstriction , so the tape water is to best to be used .

Antipyretic drug may be given ooral or rectal every 4-6 hours as paracetamol 10-15 mg for each kg per dose . How to deal with any febrile patient at home ?