{"id":6849,"date":"2022-08-26T07:39:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T07:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=6849"},"modified":"2022-08-26T07:39:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T07:39:34","slug":"when-should-i-call-my-childs-healthcare-provider-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/26\/when-should-i-call-my-childs-healthcare-provider-2\/","title":{"rendered":"When should I call my child&#8217;s healthcare provider?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Call the healthcare provider if your child has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Symptoms that don\u2019t get better, or get worse<\/li><li>New symptoms<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points about the flu in children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Influenza (flu) is a very contagious viral infection of the respiratory system.<\/li><li>It causes a high fever, body aches, a cough, and other symptoms.<\/li><li>Most children are ill with the flu for less than a week. But some children have a more serious illness and may need to be treated in the hospital. The flu may also lead to lung infection (pneumonia) or death.<\/li><li>The flu may be treated with acetaminophen, cough medicine, and antiviral medicine. Your child will also need lots of rest and drinking plenty of fluids.<\/li><li>The best way to prevent flu is to have the yearly flu vaccine. Because the viruses change, researchers create a new flu vaccine each year to help protect against strains of the virus that are currently active. The vaccine is advised for all children 6 months and older.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your child\u2019s healthcare provider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Know the reason for the visit and what you want to happen.<\/li><li>Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.<\/li><li>At the visit, write down the name of a new diagnosis, and any new medicines, treatments, or tests. Also write down any new instructions your provider gives you for your child.<\/li><li>Know why a new medicine or treatment is prescribed and how it will help your child. Also know what the side effects are.<\/li><li>Ask if your child\u2019s condition can be treated in other ways.<\/li><li>Know why a test or procedure is recommended and what the results could mean.<\/li><li>Know what to expect if your child does not take the medicine or have the test or procedure.<\/li><li>If your child has a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.<\/li><li>Know how you can contact your child\u2019s provider after office hours. This is important if your child becomes ill and you have questions or need advice.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call the healthcare provider if your child has: Symptoms that don\u2019t get better, or get worse New symptoms Key points about the flu in children Influenza (flu) is a very contagious viral infection of the respiratory system. It causes a high fever, body aches, a cough, and other symptoms. Most children are ill with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[837],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6849"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}