Flu Symptoms in Children: Treatment and When to Seek Care
Learn common flu symptoms in children, treatment options, and when to seek pediatric urgent care from KidMed’s Central Virginia care team.
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Battling RSV: Tis the Season to Be Snotty
READ MORE: Battling RSV: Tis the Season to Be SnottyRSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, affects all ages. However, it is most likely to cause more significant respiratory symptoms in infants up to 2 years of age, especially in infants younger than six months of age. RSV is most common…
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Suction Clinic for KidMed Babies
READ MORE: Suction Clinic for KidMed BabiesBabies with bronchiolitis make a TON of mucus. The Nose Frida or other bulb suction devices help, but sometimes it is too far up in the nose to remove at home. Until about 18 months of age, children are naturally…
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How Families Can Navigate the High Respiratory Virus Season With KidMed (Video)
READ MORE: How Families Can Navigate the High Respiratory Virus Season With KidMed (Video)Mark Flanzenbaum, M.D. met with Jessica Noll of Virginia This Morning on CBS 6 (WTVR) and discussed the 2022 fall and winter seasons and the high rate of upper respiratory viruses affecting kids and families, like flu and RSV. Dr.…
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Is It the Flu? Here’s What to Do
READ MORE: Is It the Flu? Here’s What to DoInfluenza, or flu, is a virus that we see primarily in the winter months. It’s classified as either A or B. Within those classifications, we see more specific strains; think H1N1…
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Viral Upper Respiratory Illness: Does It Get Better With Antibiotics?
READ MORE: Viral Upper Respiratory Illness: Does It Get Better With Antibiotics?Our least favorite diagnosis is a viral upper respiratory illness. We can’t fix it, and sleep-deprived parents, who are often also sick, aren’t usually pleased with it either. Believe us, we get it. So many of us at KidMed are parents,…
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Why is my child wheezing? Asthma, croup, and other breathing issues
READ MORE: Why is my child wheezing? Asthma, croup, and other breathing issuesParents will often tell a doctor, “My child is wheezing.” But what does that really mean? Noisy breathing can be in the upper airway or the lower airway (chest). Upper-airway issues include minor issues such as increased nasal secretions (or…