Healthy Children Radio: Fevers in Children

​The flu, colds, croup, strep throat, ear infections and other common childhood illnesses have one thing in common: they can cause fevers.

It is often the fever, itself, that prompts parents to call their child's pediatrician or head to the emergency room.

In a segment on the Healthy Children show on RadioMD, pediatrician Melissa Arca explains when to take action and when to let the fever run its course.

 Segment 1:  Fever Education: What Every Parent Should Know

Additional Information:

• The Healthy Children Show: Fever (Video)
• Medications Used to Treat Fever
• When to Call the Pediatrician: Fever
• How to Take a Child's Temperature