The number of retail clinics in the U.S. has grown to more than 1,400, according to the Convenient Care Association, and people are visiting them for everything from treatment of minor ailments and injuries to preventative services. Convenience, easy access, and affordability are among the factors driving the increase in retail clinic patient visits. With many located inside the neighborhood ... Read More »
To conclude our 10 part series on flu symptoms that are common to other conditions we would like to highlight the characteristic symptoms of Scarlet Fever. Let’s begin by taking a look at the information on iTriage (available on iPhone, Android, or at http://www.iTriageHealth.com). Scarlet Fever Description A disorder characterized by a rash covering most of the body, a strawberry-like ... Read More »
So you or your child has a fever and a rash and you are concerned if the cause is the flu or another illness that causes a fever. Let’s review the information about hand foot and mouth disease taken from iTriage (available on iPhone, Android, or at www.iTriageHealth.com), and compare it to the symptoms of the flu. Flu (Influenza) Symptoms ... Read More »
How can you tell the difference between the flu and cellulitis? Let’s review the information about cellulitis taken from iTriage (available on iPhone, Android, or at www.iTriageHealth.com). Please see our previous posts for more information on the flu. Description Cellulitis is a skin infection caused by bacteria. Bacteria can enter into the skin either through a cut or insect bite ... Read More »
How are ear infections different than the flu and how can you tell the two apart? Let’s use some of the content from iTriage (found on iPhone, Android, or at www.itriagehealth.com) to learn about ear infections and review some of the key differences. Please see our previous posts or iTriage to learn more specific details about the flu. Description A ... Read More »
Recently the rapid death of a 23 yr old woman in Fort Collins, CO from sepsis which the media originally reported as bacterial meningitis has sparked lots of confusion between the two conditions. Yesterday we posted the signs and symptoms of sepsis in our continuing Countdown to Flu 2010 blog series. Today we would like to specifically target the differences ... Read More »
Sepsis is a killer and many times in the early stages can mimic the symptoms of the flu. In our continued series of Countdown to Flu 2010, today we will look at the serious illness of severe sepsis in comparison to the flu. Below is the sepsis information on iTriage (available as an iPhone, Android and Palm application, or on ... Read More »
Yesterday we looked at the difference between pneumonia and the flu. Today we will use iTriage (available as an iPhone, Android and Palm application, or on any web-enabled device at www.iTriageHealth.com) to review mononucleosis and help us learn how it is different from the flu. Below is the mononucleosis information on iTriage. Description Infectious mononucleosis (also known as “mono” in ... Read More »
So you are coughing and have a fever. How can you tell the difference between the flu, which will get better on its own and pneumonia, which requires an antibiotic? This is a question I see many patients come to the emergency department with and one we can use iTriage to help us figure out. iTriage is available as an ... Read More »
In the last two days, you have learned how to differentiate the flu from pharyngitis (throat infection). How does sinusitis differ from the flu? Let’s use some of the content from iTriage (iPhone, Android, or at www.itriagehealth.com) to learn about sinusitis and start to figure this out. Please see our previous posts or iTriage to learn more specific details about ... Read More »