When to see a Doctor
See your doctor ASAP if you experience any of the following medical symptoms:
- Feeling confused or disoriented during an acute respiratory infection.
- Sleepiness or slurred speech during an acute respiratory infection.
- Blood or any other change in color, thickness, odor, or the amount of mucus that you cough.
- Shortness of breath, coughing, or wheezing that worsens
- Waking up short of breath more than once a night.
- Fatigue that lasts more than one day.
- Ankles that stay swollen even after a night of sleeping with your feet elevated above your heart.
- Needing to use more pillows or sleep in a chair instead of a bed so that you don't get short of breath.
- Morning headaches, restlessness, and dizzy spells.
- Feeling confused or disoriented during an acute respiratory infection.
- Sleepiness or slurred speech during an acute respiratory infection.
- Blood or any other change in color, thickness, odor, or the amount of mucus that you cough.
- Shortness of breath, coughing, or wheezing that worsens
- Waking up short of breath more than once a night.
- Fatigue that lasts more than one day.
- Ankles that stay swollen even after a night of sleeping with your feet elevated above your heart.
- Needing to use more pillows or sleep in a chair instead of a bed so that you don't get short of breath.
- Morning headaches, restlessness, and dizzy spells.
I like the suggestions when to call a Dr, but you did not elaborate the "why"!
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Why would anyone call a health care professional? The answer leans more toward "when" should you call a doctor? For example, the flu is rearing its ugly head, so here's the why's and when you should contact a doctor:
While the flu is usually uncomplicated and ends within a week, it can be associated with serious-and sometimes fatal complications.
Call your healthcare provider at the first sign of flu if...
- you have chronic heart or lung disease
- your immune system is suppressed
- you have a chronic metabolic disease such as diabetes
- your child is receiving long-term aspirin therapy
- you are pregnant
- you have renal dysfunction
Call your healthcare provider if you develop any of the following symptoms while you have the flu:Reply to this