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Hi my two and a half year old son has a high temperature of 102.4 degrees and he is breathing fast is that normal? i gave him medicine.
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Common issue: Most fever in infants starts out as a viral illness & many will self heal.The normal effect of fever on breathing rate is to increase it by up to 5 breaths /min/degree.At two the regular rate range is 24- 40..It should not cause baby to look like they are struggling to breathe.As long as baby takes fluids well enough to pee every 6 hrs, home monitoring is ok, if not have eval.
Answered 5/10/2015
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