This is the second post in a two-part series on fever in children. Last week Dr. Cara Barone provided excellent information regarding why children get fevers, how to measure your child’s temperature, and whether to worry or discuss with your physician. This week I’m back to review when and how to treat fever in kids. Continue reading
I’m delighted to welcome guest Cara Barone, MD, FAAP to My Two Hats this week. Dr. Barone is a pediatrician and mother of two. She did her pediatric residency in the Boston Combined Pediatric Program and a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston. She happily practices general pediatrics at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in the Palo Alto, CA division. Dr. Barone has written a great post about fever. Please read on to learn more from her about this very common child health concern.
Every day in clinic I talk about fevers, fever-reducing medicines, and taking temperatures. This parental concern has been an absolute mainstay throughout my pediatric career and transcends all age groups in pediatric medicine. Continue reading
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