Low grade fever, white on back of throat, body aches, congestion, swollen glands & sore ear...What could this be?
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Low grade fever, white on back of throat, body aches, congestion, swollen glands & sore ear...What could this be?
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Dr. Mitchell Vogel
Ophthalmology
In brief: Infection
Please seek out o doctors care tonight or tomorrow for diagnosis and treatment.
Feel better.
In brief: Infection
Please seek out o doctors care tonight or tomorrow for diagnosis and treatment.
Feel better.
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Dr. Alvin Lin
Internal Medicine - Geriatrics
In brief: Strep or virus
Strep throat is a subset of sore throats, most of which are caused by viruses which don't respond to antibiotics.
In other words, taking an antibiotic won't speed your recovery, unless you have strep. We need an exam to figure out which is which. We can also use centor criteria (http://www.Mdcalc.Com/modified-centor-score-for-strep-pharyngitis/) to determine need for further testing.
In brief: Strep or virus
Strep throat is a subset of sore throats, most of which are caused by viruses which don't respond to antibiotics.
In other words, taking an antibiotic won't speed your recovery, unless you have strep. We need an exam to figure out which is which. We can also use centor criteria (http://www.Mdcalc.Com/modified-centor-score-for-strep-pharyngitis/) to determine need for further testing.
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Dr. Sathish Adigopula
Pediatrics
In brief: .
Could be viral or bacterial pharyngitis or mononucleosis.
Would suggest getting it checked by physician to rule out strep throat.
In brief: .
Could be viral or bacterial pharyngitis or mononucleosis.
Would suggest getting it checked by physician to rule out strep throat.
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