Weekly Update 3/24/14

The majority of the calls this morning are tummy related.
There are quite a few kids with some loose stools and/or vomiting.

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

In the office we are seeing plenty of folks with colds, coughs and fevers.
Lots of the grown ups are getting stricken with this as well.
Some of the parents who seem to be coming in almost weekly are joking that they need to leave a suitcase here. This will pass. You are not alone, there is a lot going around.

I have also gotten quite a few calls about tick bites in the last two weeks. This prompted me to update my tick bite post

http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/03/tick-bitesprevention-updated.html

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Stay well

Nurse Judy

Weekly update March 17th

Last week it was all about the Hand/Foot/Mouth

This week there isn't any one star of the show.
We are seeing lots of coughing kids with fevers.
I have a few who seem like they may have Croup
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/09/croup.html

The virology reports from the Health Department show that RSV is peaking higher now than it was a few months ago.
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/11/rsv.html

There are a few cases of kids vomiting and a separate group who are having loose poops for a few days.

I am seeing many cases of Conjunctivitis.

For those who are not on my weekly email
If you have baby # 2 coming along, you may want to check out this weeks NurseJudy Blog post.
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/03/siblingsalong-comes-new-baby.html

Stay well,
Nurse Judy

Weekly update March 10th

I hope that everyone is dealing with the time change.
I think it was universally hard to wake up this morning, but it will be nice to have the extra hours of daylight.


Today we are seeing some high fevers with coughs.

I am also seeing some general rashes along with some kids who may well have Hand/Foot/Mouth.

I also have had a few cases of Pin Worms.

I have some kids with mild vomiting, it seems to be more cough related than anything else.

This week, my Nurse Judy post was on whooping cough
Whooping cough

Below are some relevant posts to the stuff that I am seeing this week.

Hand Foot Mouth Virus

Pin Worms UGH

dealing with colds/coughs

Basic Rashes

Fevers

Stay well
~Judy

update

Well, The morning was certainly quiet and I may have jinxed it by stating that out loud.
This afternoon the fever calls started rolling in.
I brought in one particularly sick sounding little fellow and he tested positive for the flu.
Alas, this guy did have the flu mist back in October.

All season long there has been a pesky type A that does not seem to be covered by the vaccine.
This is NOT H1N1 which is a very severe strain and IS covered by the shot this year.

If you feel like your child may have the flu, it is worth checking in sooner than later if you are interested in getting your child started on Tamiflu.

Judy

Weekly update March 3rd

I am pleasantly surprised that there doesn't seem to be too much of anything going around today...

Most of the patients have coughs and colds, with the coughs that seem to hang on and on.

All of a this afternoon the phone calls picked up in a big way and I started hearing about lots of patients with high fevers.
This is a new trend, so I don't know how long they are lasting.
I will keep you in the loop if they turn into anything interesting.

Due to the recent news of Measles, my weekly post addressed that issue.

Here is the link for those of you who do not get my weekly emails directly.

http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/02/measles-on-rise.html

For any of you who know someone who suffers from Crohns or Colitis.

The info below might be of interest.

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There was enthusiastic response to the upcoming meet-up for those living with Crohn's & Colitis (and for parents of those living with these autoimmune diseases), for this Saturday. As a reminder, we'll have Julie Michelle (an acclaimed photographer of SF) who will be providing free headshots to those interested -- great to use for professional and personal use.
At the event, everyone will get a sneak peak into the social network MyCrohnsandColitisTeam.com. We'll have paper prototypes to share for feedback.
Saturday, March 8th
10:30AM to Noon
Seccession Art & Design, 3361 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
RSVP directly to mary@myhealthteams.com. For those who can't attend, if you cannot make either day, no worries, still email mary@myhealthteams.com, and we'll still be in touch as MyCrohnsandColitisTeam progresses.

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Stay well,.

~Nurse Judy