Mom brought five-year-old Braden to the office for a sick visit. He had a fever that started two days ago and now had a headache, nausea and abdominal pain. What prompted today’s visit was a rash on his trunk. Mom said she had just assumed he had the flu. She had been treating him […]
Read More →I was on call recently and had a couple of late night phone calls about fever. In both instances the parents were concerned that their child was shivering noticeably and seemed pale. After explaining fever and shivering it seemed like a good topic to discuss here. When one gets a viral or bacterial […]
Read More →Mrs. X brought her daughter to see me for a sick visit,thinking she might have an ear infection. I had seen her two weeks ago for her 9 month well-check.She was doing just fine in regard to her growth and development. For the past few days Briana had been fussy, irritable,eating less and rubbing […]
Read More →Just after Thanksgiving I saw an 11 year old patient who was brought in for fever, cough, and nasal congestion. His mom said that it started with a sore throat about 4 days ago, then he developed a hacky cough and a clear runny nose. The sore throat only lasted 1-2 days, but he […]
Read More →It was around 10:00p.m. when I got the call from the exchange. “My daughter is 16 months old and she has a fever of 101 degrees. Should I take her to an urgent care or the emergency room?” the distressed mom asked. In 35 years of practice I cannot count how many of these […]
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