In-Office Materials
Please feel free to download these in-office materials and use them to keep your patients up-to-date with important information about influenza and other respiratory viruses.
Case Studies
Atypical flu symptoms
A fifteen-year-old male presented to the ER with the chief complaint of altered mental status with flat affect, confusion and disorganized speech and behavior. Read case study
A one-year-old with congenital hydrocephalus presented to the ER with high fever. Read case study
High fever in an infant
A three-week-old baby was brought to the ER by his mother, who said he felt warm and was irritable. Read case study
A three-week-old baby was brought to the ER by his mother, who said he felt warm and was irritable. Read case study
A two-year-old girl presented with a two-day history of high fever (105°F) and rapid breathing. Read case study
Outbreak in the NICU
Recently, the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experienced an outbreak of a respiratory virus that affected about one-third of all babies in the unit. Read case study
Recently, the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experienced an outbreak of a respiratory virus that affected about one-third of all babies in the unit. Read case study
Mysterious respiratory failure
A one-year-old boy had been in the intensive care unit for several weeks with respiratory failure and no other significant symptoms. Read case study
A one-year-old boy had been in the intensive care unit for several weeks with respiratory failure and no other significant symptoms. Read case study