School Nurses on the Front Lines of Medicine: A Student With Fever and Sore Throat.
Fever and sore throat are common chief complaints encountered by school nurses. This article explains the etiology of both fever and sore throat in children, describes the office assessment, and delineates life-threatening complications associated with fever and sore throat that may prompt the school nurse to transfer the child to a local emergency department.
Attending pediatric emergency medicine physician, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.
Robert P
RP
Olympia
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D012573:School Nursing; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing
fever; infectious mononucleosis; pharyngitis; strep throat