This morning was pretty nuts. There was a high phone volume. We seem to have quite a few folks with very high fevers. Some of these kids have had mouth sores, others have ended with a simple rash (probable roseola) and one has had legs pains.
Either way, there are all sorts of odd viral syndromes floating around.
There are plenty of kids with the nasty cold/cough that seems to be awful for about a week and then the cough lingers for another week at least.
I have had a few kids with on and off vomiting for several days .
New topic.....
The office is experimenting with a system where we can communicate with our families via smart phones.It is called Appvisit
For now we will start with one way communication Once it is up and running, we may use it for reminders about shots, appointments etc.
At some point we hope to be using this new communication rather than email as a way for you to reach the nurse advice team.
It is HIPAA compliant and protects your privacy to the upmost.
If you want to be one of our pioneers and sign up
Text the word PEDS to (801)528-4748 or (801) 52-VISIT
You will recieve a text with a link to the app.
This is FREE
The office is closed on Friday July 4th.
Please do not be the family that I am talking to next week to follow up on a firecracker injury or burn!!!
Have a great week.
Judy
Monday, June 30, 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014
Weekly update June 16th
We have a lot of kids coughing.
There is absolutely a great deal of pertussis that seems to be circulating in the community.
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/03/pertussis-whooping-cough.html
The whooping cough kids are mostly well except for when they are coughing.
There are also lots of folks with a really horrible cold/ cough that has been lingering.
We are also seeing some kids with fairly high fevers that have lasted 2-3 days.
There is some Roseola out there
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/04/roseola.html
There are a quite a few kids (and families) with vomiting and diarrhea. Most of this is viral and passes quickly. If you have very gassy loose stools that are lasting more than a week it may be worth sending the stool to the lab to see what's up. Many of our kids are coming home from camping trips with more than dirty laundry.....
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/03/tummy-bugs-101.html.
Stay well,
~Nurse Judy
There is absolutely a great deal of pertussis that seems to be circulating in the community.
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/03/pertussis-whooping-cough.html
The whooping cough kids are mostly well except for when they are coughing.
There are also lots of folks with a really horrible cold/ cough that has been lingering.
We are also seeing some kids with fairly high fevers that have lasted 2-3 days.
There is some Roseola out there
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2014/04/roseola.html
There are a quite a few kids (and families) with vomiting and diarrhea. Most of this is viral and passes quickly. If you have very gassy loose stools that are lasting more than a week it may be worth sending the stool to the lab to see what's up. Many of our kids are coming home from camping trips with more than dirty laundry.....
http://www.nursejudynvp.blogspot.com/2013/03/tummy-bugs-101.html.
Stay well,
~Nurse Judy
Monday, June 9, 2014
Weekly Update June 9th
There still seems to be a nasty high fever making the rounds.
The kids have been ill and achy for 4- 5 days.
Lots of kids have colds and coughs. Some of the coughs seem a bit wheezy.
We are hearing about quite a bit of whooping cough in the city. This is what was predicted and it seems to be real.
We are seeing lots of strep throat.
Gentle reminders:
We are booking at least several weeks out for checkups, so please call soon if you need to get your child in this summer.
Also, Please double check your insurance to make sure that we are still on the plan.
I have had a few families who were not notified when plans changed on them....don't let that happen to you!
Stay well.
Happy Father's Day this weekend to all you marvelous daddies out there!
Judy
The kids have been ill and achy for 4- 5 days.
Lots of kids have colds and coughs. Some of the coughs seem a bit wheezy.
We are hearing about quite a bit of whooping cough in the city. This is what was predicted and it seems to be real.
We are seeing lots of strep throat.
Gentle reminders:
We are booking at least several weeks out for checkups, so please call soon if you need to get your child in this summer.
Also, Please double check your insurance to make sure that we are still on the plan.
I have had a few families who were not notified when plans changed on them....don't let that happen to you!
Stay well.
Happy Father's Day this weekend to all you marvelous daddies out there!
Judy
Monday, June 2, 2014
Monday Update June 2nd/ Send us your cute kid photos!!
Lots of sick kids and families!
There is a nasty fever out there. It is usually coming with congestion. This has been feeling very Flu like, but it is not quite the right season and we haven't been actually testing for it.
Some of my patients are on day 8!!
By the time you get to day 4 or 5 they do need to be seen, but I think there is some comfort in knowing that it is going around.
Strep is still out there. I have had a bunch of kids with pimply rashes...that turned out to be strep positive.
I have had a few calls about hand foot mouth. Those seem to be the stragglers, I am not seeing nearly as many as we did just a few weeks ago.
We are seeing some loose stools.
We are seeing conjunctivitis.
I am starting to see kids with Poison Oak.
Okay....now the fun stuff.
We have had our new Website for about a year now...www.noevalleypediatrics.com
In honor of that I would love to add more wonderful photos to our gallery.
Send me pics of your beautiful kids and we will post them!!!
Just send them to nvpeds@gmail.com with the subject photo
It will be a nice change to get pics that are not of poop or rashy butts!!!
~Nurse Judy
There is a nasty fever out there. It is usually coming with congestion. This has been feeling very Flu like, but it is not quite the right season and we haven't been actually testing for it.
Some of my patients are on day 8!!
By the time you get to day 4 or 5 they do need to be seen, but I think there is some comfort in knowing that it is going around.
Strep is still out there. I have had a bunch of kids with pimply rashes...that turned out to be strep positive.
I have had a few calls about hand foot mouth. Those seem to be the stragglers, I am not seeing nearly as many as we did just a few weeks ago.
We are seeing some loose stools.
We are seeing conjunctivitis.
I am starting to see kids with Poison Oak.
Okay....now the fun stuff.
We have had our new Website for about a year now...www.noevalleypediatrics.com
In honor of that I would love to add more wonderful photos to our gallery.
Send me pics of your beautiful kids and we will post them!!!
Just send them to nvpeds@gmail.com with the subject photo
It will be a nice change to get pics that are not of poop or rashy butts!!!
~Nurse Judy
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