Patient Education

Rapid onset of vomiting and diarrhea after eating a bad food.

Allergic reaction to a food.

Stung by a fire ant. Fire ant stings are more common in the Southern U.S.

Mild chronic infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail. The medical name is chronic paronychia

Mild bacterial infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail

Injuries to fingers

Fifth disease is a viral rash that starts with red cheeks. Then it spreads to the shoulders and upper thighs.

Questions about how to take the temperature and when is it a fever.

Fever is a body temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher. Fever is a symptom, not a disease.

Your child has a fever if: Ear or Forehead temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher. Oral or Mouth temperature: 100° F (37.8° C) or higher.

Your child has a fever if: Rectal, Ear or Forehead temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher. Oral or Mouth temperature: 100° F (37.8° C) or higher.

Fainting is a sudden loss of consciousness and falling down. A return to being awake and alert happens within a minute or so. Also called passing out or blacking out. The medical name for fainting is syncope. This handout can help you prevent the most common types of fainting.

Red or pink color of the white of the eye.

Eye irritation from getting an irritating substance in the eye. The main symptom is a pink or red eye.

Injuries to the eye, eyelid, and area around the eye.