My 16 month old has had a fever all day but tonight it reached 104.9 at one point and is now 102.9 after tylenol and advil (after nurse friends suggestion). His cheeks are very rosey. We brought him to a doctor at 6pm tonight and they said he was Strep throat and 2 ear infections. Also noticing his heart is beating really hard and fast. Also keeps doing full body twitches as falling asleep on me
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Hope my answer was helpful for you.  I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Chat Doctor are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.