Massac Memorial Hospital’s Wellness Wednesday
Christy Kennedy, Nurse Practitioner at Massac Medical Clinic is seeing viral upper respiratory infections, sinusitis, Covid, and strep throat. Viral upper respiratory infections and covid are treated with symptom management. Increasing fluids, rest, and any usual treatment for viruses. Sinusitis is usually present 7-10 days before starting antibiotic treatment, important to increase fluids. Strep throat will require antibiotics, increased fluids, and rest. If you have a fever it’s best to stay home from work and/or school.
Remember good hand hygiene. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Hand Sanitizer can be used if you don’t have access to soap & water. But remember they do not kill all types of germs.
Ashley Sledd, Nurse Practitioner at Massac Medical Clinic has been staying busy completing school physicals. She is seeing an increase in strep throat and Covid.
Ashley encourages mask use when symptoms are present. She also encourages parents to keep their child home from school if they have fever or showing signs of illness.
Covid symptoms are runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, sore throat which can mimic the common cold or allergies. Other symptoms include fever, chills, cough, & loss of taste or smell.
To make an appointment with either provider, please call Massac Medical Clinic at 618-524-3572 or 618-638-1343.
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