Monday, April 28, 2014

Illness class/ Monday update April 28th

Today is not quite as nuts as last week, maybe the kids are finally getting the memo that Winter is over.
We are still seeing kids with colds and a very harsh dry hacky cough.
Some kids are having high fevers with rashes.
Last week I had quite a few kids with several days of hives that turned out to be viral.
We have had a few positive strep tests today.
Hand foot mouth is still going around.
We seem to be seeing a lot of conjunctivitis


Whew...sounds like a lot, but still way better than last week.

Does this list of ailments make you nervous?
I have one of my illness classes coming up on may 7th Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm.

I only do this one a few times a year.
This 90 minute session reviews fevers, coughs, colds, tummy bugs, rashes, and all sorts of viruses etc.
It is good to know how to deal with all these things regardless of how old your child is.
The main focus of the class is really to  get comfortable recognizing when to worry and when to relax if your child (or you) are ill.
You can find more info about the class at www.nursejudy.com
If you are interested in joining, just pop an email over to me at nursejudynvp@gmail.com

Stay well and enjoy the weather, it is supposed to be a hot week so make sure you stay hydrated!

~Nurse Judy

Monday, April 21, 2014

Monday update April 21st

 I hope all of our families who celebrate the Spring holidays had a happy Easter and/or Passover.

There certainly seems to be a ton of illness going around.

We are continuing to see quite a bit of Hand/Foot/ Mouth  http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/06/hand-foot-mouth-and-butt-virus.html

The most noteworthy thing this morning was the huge numbers of calls about very high fevers.
Some of the kids were actually up in the 104-105 range. These are no kidding around fevers.


I am still watching most of these folks to see what is going on and how long it is lasting.
So far some of the kids are on the third day. The fever comes and goes and comes along with a bit of general rashiness.

It could be that we are starting to see some Slap Cheek around. That virus will sometimes cause these super high temps http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/10/slap-cheek.html


We are also seeing quite a bit of Conjuntivitis.

There is also some vomiting and lots of coughing.
There is Whooping Cough out in the community.

As you can imagine the phones were totally nuts all day.
I sat down at my desk at 8:30 and was on the phone absolutely non stop until I looked up and it was already 1:00.
Poor Nurse Judy didn't have a chance to go out and get her coffee!

Thanks to all of you for your patience with the Monday phones and busy signals.

Stay healthy!
~Nurse Judy

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Weekly Update April 14th

Hand Foot Mouth is still out there in big numbers making many of our patients miserable.
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/06/hand-foot-mouth-and-butt-virus.html
I am seeing some kids with a lot of mouth involvement this time. This is a yucky week or so, but they will get through it.

We are also seeing lots of tummy stuff. There seems to be a combo of vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps going around

http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/03/tummy-bugs-101.html

I have been advised that there are quite a few documented cases of Whooping cough in the city.

http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/03/pertussis-whooping-cough.html

We still have our share of kids with the basic cough/ cold
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/08/dealing-with-those-pesky-colds-and.html

I have a lot of kids today with conjunctivitis... No blog post on that, hmmm I will put that on my list for a future post.


Happy Passover to all of you who celebrate!

~Nurse Judy

Monday, April 7, 2014

Weekly Update April 7th

I was out of the office on the East Coast last week, but I hear that Hand Foot Mouth was running rampant around here.
Last week we also saw some Strep Throat.

Today most of my phone calls were kids with some loose stools.
There are also still lots of coughs and colds out there.

The RSV viral load statistics show that that is finally slowing down.

I had some questions recently wondering if there was any updates about the mystery virus that was in the news last month.
The SF public health Department sends us a Health Advisory if there is anything new showing up.
We have gotten reports of a new and scary Meningococcal disease among men having sex with other men down in the LA area.
We have also gotten reports of more measles cases in the Bay Area.
There has been nothing more at all reported about that odd Polio like virus.
That was very rare, and had zero cases in SF.

Have a healthy week and enjoy this wonderful weather.
Judy