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Ear Infection
Jul. 6th, 2004 01:36 pmAmoxicillin. Still exactly as it was the last time I remember taking it, which was some 15 years ago. (Pink. Bubblegum flavored.)
The doctor's office was amusing - we had a fresh resident and a medical student observing. She quizzed him on signs of dehydration in an infant. He stammered. The grown-up doctor came in at the end and confirmed the diagnosis, and used a special ear-looker (otoscope - I do know the real word) so he and med student could look at the same time.
Any advice on getting recalcitrant babies to take medicine? We have tried: mixed in applesauce (works, except when she vomits up the whole thing or refuses to eat any applesauce, having figured out there is medicine in it), many small sips from a cup followed by sips of water (works, except when it doesn't, or when about halfway through the dose she starts carefully drooling the medicine out of the corners of her mouth), and the syringe in the throat (if done all at once, causes vomiting; if done slowly, same as sips from a cup.) I've had an easier time giving cats pills than trying to get Motrin in this kid. The Amox. was a bath of pink stickiness - I hope enough got down the throat to count.
Home from work today, because of doctor visit. Job is going through a tedious phase, or rather I am going through a phase of finding my job tedious.
The doctor's office was amusing - we had a fresh resident and a medical student observing. She quizzed him on signs of dehydration in an infant. He stammered. The grown-up doctor came in at the end and confirmed the diagnosis, and used a special ear-looker (otoscope - I do know the real word) so he and med student could look at the same time.
Any advice on getting recalcitrant babies to take medicine? We have tried: mixed in applesauce (works, except when she vomits up the whole thing or refuses to eat any applesauce, having figured out there is medicine in it), many small sips from a cup followed by sips of water (works, except when it doesn't, or when about halfway through the dose she starts carefully drooling the medicine out of the corners of her mouth), and the syringe in the throat (if done all at once, causes vomiting; if done slowly, same as sips from a cup.) I've had an easier time giving cats pills than trying to get Motrin in this kid. The Amox. was a bath of pink stickiness - I hope enough got down the throat to count.
Home from work today, because of doctor visit. Job is going through a tedious phase, or rather I am going through a phase of finding my job tedious.