Thanks mods! I was a big fan of the health/fitness proposal. I think this is a great addition to the site.

Incidentally, are there any doctors, nurses or other health-care personnel on this board? It could be like having an in-house doctor, literally.

I'm an OT (occupational therapist). I think Arizona is a SLP (speech and language pathologist).


(BTW, I also think that this is a great addition)

I've seen every episode of House M.D.

I think it's very important that this remain a health and fitness forum and not a medical forum. I think it'd be a good idea to have a disclaimer to that effect pinned at the top of the forum.

I've been to some doctors.

I'm an EMT and a medical assistant.
Great addition!

LOL!

Ich oichet farshteit ah krenk!

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express last night...



What's the difference between a health forum and a medical forum?

The difference between "What's the best abs exercise" and "Should I bring my child with 102 degrees fever to the doctor or should I wait till the morning." [Basically, I think it's dangerous to foster an atmosphere of peer-diagnosis over the internet.]

http://www.hashkafah.com/index.php?showtopic=7350

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If you can still type, you don't need a doctor...

Its good enough to let you know if you should see a doctor. I've used websites in the past for medical advice, and after you type in your symptoms it will inform you what you have, and if you should see a doctor.

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What makes you say that?

You enunciate all your posts perfectly.

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In the absence of Internet, how would a mother with a child with 102 degrees fever decide what to do?

A fever of 102 degrees is in itself no reason to bring a child (except perhaps an infant) to the doctor, period.

Except for those who can, and do.

I wasn't referring to MENTAL health...

I wasn't either.

http://www.hashkafah.com/index.php?showtopic=11626

Of course I was making an assumption based on that post. Sorry if I was wrong.

Right. That's if you don't mind him having a nicely-fried brain. Human beings (children especially) cannot tolerate a brain temp over 103º for long. Once you're in that zone there's very real danger! A 102º fever that's been there for a few days is dangerous too; there's only so long the brain can survive healthy and intact for. With you around there's going to have to be a disclaimer, in red, inch-high, neon letters pinned to every post in this forum methinks

Call her doctor. Ask a friend who has had many children. Follow her instinct. Whatever she wants, as long as she doesn't blindly follow the advice of strangers.




Thank you both for illustrating my point.

I do hear your point, and I was actually waiting for someone to mention that in response to my comment about the in-house doctor.

However, I realllly doubt that anyone here is unintelligent enough to confuse examples or experiences or knowledge provided by people on this board, to diagnose themselves, etc.