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What must i do when my child has a febrile seizure?
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Go to ER immediately: Child will need immediate work-up with blood and urine cultures and tests plus lumbar puncture to diagnose cause and be started on appropriate parenteral broad spectrum antibiotics asap.
Answered 6/9/2012
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