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Septic Tonsils In 2 Year Old
Mouth (mouth) " n. Pl. Mouths 1. A. The body opening through which an animal takes in food. B. The cavity lying at the upper end of the alimentary canal, bounded on the outside by the lips and inside by the oropharynx and containing in higher vertebrates the tongue, gums, and teeth. C. This cavity regarded as the source of sounds and speech. D. The opening to any cavity or canal ...Read more
Depends: Depends on what is causing the fever. If the kid has had his shots & gained protection against most of the nasty diseases of childhood, it is likely a simple illness, often viral. Their brain isn't damaged by simple fever. If the kid is able to keep up with fluid needs & remain playful at times this can often be managed at home. If the kid looks bad, won't drink or scares you, have it evaluated. ...Read more
I am a 32 yr old female who in the last year has had 6 reoccuring episodes of strep throat. Only life change is 2 guinea pigs. Corrolation?
Not really: We do not really worry about strep throat in people over 18 years. We worry about the development of rheumatic heart disease which doesn't begin afresh in people of your age. You could be a carrier. You could have strep in your throat when you have no symptoms and are feeling fine. You should get a culture then and if positive get a different treatment to treat carrier status. ...Read more
MRSA mortality: The good news is that death from MRSA is relatively rare (mrsa-related deaths averaged ?5, 500 per year (range 3, 809–7, 372) out of a us population of 311, 000, 000. Children can acquire this infection, and, if it spreads to the blood stream, possibly die, but this is extremely rare. The elderly are also more susceptible. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Mumps is a viral illness: Being that mumps is a viral illness the Amoxil (amoxicillin) will not help it. Lymph nodes are very common in children but most of the time are not significant. Giving your child and antibiotic just because there's a large lymph nodes is one of the problems that tends to lead to resistance and antibiotics. You really need someone to look at the child before you start giving antibiotics. ...Read more
Bronchodilator: If the cough is effective and the mucus clears easily from the lower airway nothing is needed. But, if the mucus seems to be difficult to clear there may be some bronchospasm and the child may be helped by using a bronchodilator such as albuteral. It can be delivered by using a nebulizer or and inhaler with a spacer. In some cases an inhaled steroid may be also beneficial. See your doctor. ...Read more
Tylenol (acetaminophen) +/- see DR.: A normal, healthy, happy toddler who gets a fever of 102 (but no other symptoms) most likely has caught a virus, or a bacterial ear or throat infection. A first step is to give tylenol (acetaminophen) or motrin, which will lower the fever for a few hours. Then, one decides when to see a doctor (today, tomorrow, or later) depending on how ill the toddler appears. Sick-looking children should a doctor very soon. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Are brain tumors hereditary? My brother died of one when I was 2. I'm now 30 & have a 2 year old son. Am I/my son at higher risk of having one?
Brain Tumor Heredity: Begin by sharing your family’s medical history with your primary physician. He or she will want to know the type of brain tumor and your relation to the person with the tumor. Although routine screening for brain tumors is not available as it is for breast or cervical cancer, unusual symptoms—such as headaches or short term memory loss— can be investigated with your family history in mind. ...Read more
Blood pressure: is a little high, but not dangerously so, especially in light of critical illness. ...Read more
11 yr old female child i mine has swollen lymph nodes for 2 years. Took tonsils out and didn't help. Stays sick alot. What causes this?
Tonsil crypts dev. Over a year. Constant stones. Constant irritation of tonsils for 2 years. 2 ENTs won't do tonsillectomy. Say tonsils fine?!
Second opinion: If a patient has tonsil symptoms, and actually has enlarged tonsils, painful tonsils, repeated tonsil stones, or other symptoms such as snoring, recurrent strep throat infections, etc..., and she feels her ENT doctor is not helping enough, she can see another ENT doctor for a second opinion. Insurance usually covers first and second opinions the same way, but one can also self-pay in some cases. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
My almost 3 yr old has the start of pneumonia is on amoxil (amoxicillin) can my almost 2 yr old get it? Is pneumonia contagious
Not necessarily: but the organism causing the pneumonia may be contagious, even though it does not cause pneumonia in the sibling. Pneumonia just means that an infection has spread to the air spaces in the lungs. The same bacteria or virus could limit itself to the upper respiratory tract in another child. ...Read more
62 yr old female with recurring bladder infections over past 2 years. Married...Could inflections result from cunilingus? Citobacter korsosii
"Perfect storm": Poor sexual hygiene always increases each individual's risk of a uti. Add to that a post-menopausal state with insufficient estrogen support, and you have the optimal conditions for a uti. Consider for ert. Oral hygiene (brush and gargle) and hydrate before intercourse. Void immediately, thereafter. Consider "pre-coital" antibiotic therapy if you continue to acquire these infections. ...Read more
Yes: MRSA is not the new boogeyman or E. bola.It is a common staph infection that accounts for 60-70% of the simple abscesses we see in the office.There are many meds that kill it. The whole MRSA scare is perpetuated by the talking heads on TV who love to scare us. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer