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  • 20/02/2025

I'm really worried about my dad who's 73. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 on June 14th and had a mild fever, but that went away after taking paracetamol. Now he's started coughing since yesterday and while we're giving him Reswas syrup, it hasn't completely stopped. His D-dimer is 0.87 and CRP 9.6. Should we be concerned about these numbers? Is there anything else we should be doing or any other meds he might need?

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Dr. Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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continue the treatment add dextromethrophen syrup

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