February 22nd

I hope everyone had a nice 3 day weekend. A great many of our patients were in the after hours clinic.
There is lots of illness out there. Nothing much new or unexpected.
We have a lot of sore throats. About half of them are positive for strep. It is worth checking! Most of the time strep does not come along with congestion, but this week I have had some congested kids end up testing positive.
We are seeing a lot of kids with a flu like syndrome, fever, congestion, watery eyes. Most of them are improving after 3 or 4 days.
There is the ever present tummy bug around. This has been a tough one on several or our patients who did get dehydrated and ended up in the ER for IV fluids.
The important thing to watch out for with this is your child's energy level and urine output.
A happy energetic child who is peeing is managing.. and your job is to give small frequent amounts of an electrolyte fluid ( or breast milk) until they are no longer vomiting. A lethargic child who is not passing urine needs to be evaluated.
Stay well
~Nurse judy