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re: PSA to Parents: RSV is very bad this year

Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:20 pm to
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
30126 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:20 pm to
Scruffy are you a pediatrician here in the state?

ETA: also a resident and would be funny if we've met before
This post was edited on 12/24/16 at 8:22 pm
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77963 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:22 pm to
No, moved a ways away after school.
Posted by TennesseeFan25
Honolulu
Member since May 2016
8391 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:32 pm to
quote:

No. That is Pertussis.

Vaccines take care of that.



Welllllll I'd much rather take my chance with that than that damn meth baby product vaccines been turning out ya heard?
Posted by MBclass83
Member since Oct 2010
10383 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:33 pm to
Scruffy. We have a new test on a NP swab that tests for like 12 different viruses in an hour. PCR based. Its done on a Filmaray instrument.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77963 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:34 pm to
quote:

We have a new test on a NP swab that tests for like 12 different viruses in an hour. PCR based. Its done on a Filmaray instrument.
Nice. We had a viral panel but recently switched over to a different one that screens for viral and bacterial. Takes a little longer though.
Posted by LSUERDOC
Member since Jul 2013
2608 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:50 pm to
quote:

Yea, the cough can linger for weeks.

It's been a crazy season. Haven't seen much, if any flu.

It feels like RSV has been 50+% of our admissions


We havent seen much of either at my hospital this season...and I cannot remember the last time I admitted a kid with RSV.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77963 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:53 pm to
Glad to hear that. Hopefully it stays that way for you.
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
22013 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 9:18 pm to
My 6 month old was diagnosed with RSV about 9 days ago. She's completely better now though, so we're counting our blessings. 5 year old came home from school with a cold a few days before she started her symptoms, so I'm guessing he gave it to her.
Posted by SEC. 593
Chicago
Member since Aug 2012
4416 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 9:44 pm to
This. My kid had it a couple of years ago and it triggered an asthma attack, which they had to be admitted to the NICU to treat. Eight days in the hospital sucks.
Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 12/24/16 at 9:48 pm to
RSV is bad for kids that are 0-3, right? My son is 5 and he has a cough but it sounds pretty productive.
Posted by Scooby
Member since Aug 2006
1949 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 9:50 pm to
quote:

RSV is pretty bad this year. It is lasting longer and the symptoms are far more severe than last year. 


Agree. I thankfully haven't had to admit any kids yet. Only have had a handful of Flu A this week, but I think it's about to pop up more with the holidays and families being around each other.
This post was edited on 12/24/16 at 9:53 pm
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
15245 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 10:28 pm to
It is getting worse every year it seems.

Really fricked with my second kid, or so I thought. When my third got it we stayed in the hospital. fricking bad. I was scared and he was only 3 months old and my wife stayed at home... Partly due to how sick the others stayed...


Here is a huge help.

For infants nose frida

For toddlers baby vac

These aspirators are amazing. They kept us out of the hospital for longer stays. My middle child had a severe relapse and with his heart issue could have been deadly. I suctioned him once an hour. Helped tremendously.


Posted by LSUstudent2006
Member since Jun 2005
780 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 10:50 pm to
Student does not like it when Scruffy breaks character and doesn't speak in the third person. That is all
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77963 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 10:51 pm to
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RSV is bad for kids that are 0-3, right? My son is 5 and he has a cough but it sounds pretty productive.
He is outside the window unless he has asthma or any reactive airway disease, and then it'll possibly cause an attack.

He should be ok.
This post was edited on 12/24/16 at 10:57 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
106021 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 10:52 pm to
What's the one that causes raging shits?
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77963 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 10:56 pm to
Gastroenteritis?

Anyone can get that one.

NOT FUN!
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
9823 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 10:59 pm to
We call those the cha chas
Posted by Hoyt
Alabama: The Beautiful
Member since Aug 2011
5715 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 11:01 pm to
Difference between RSV and Croup?
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77963 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 11:05 pm to
Different viruses and different locations affected in the airway.

They have markedly different symptoms also.
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
9823 posts
Posted on 12/24/16 at 11:05 pm to
Croup can actually be caused by RSV. RSV symptoms are basically bad cold. Croup is a specific barking cough, like a seal.

This post was edited on 12/24/16 at 11:06 pm
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