Autumn and winter are the peak seasons for diarrhea in children, most of which are caused by rotavirus infection. Because it often occurs in autumn and winter, it is usually called "autumn diarrhea". The disease is sporadic or small epidemic, transmitted through fecal-oral transmission, and can also cause disease through respiratory infection in the form of aerosols. The incubation period is 1 to 3 days. It often occurs in infants and young children aged 6 to 24 months, and is rare in those over 4 years old. The onset is acute, often accompanied by fever and symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, without obvious symptoms of poisoning. Vomiting may occur at the beginning of the disease, often before diarrhea. The stool is frequent, large in volume, and high in water content. The yellow watery or egg-drop-like stool carries a small amount of mucus and has no fishy smell. The disease is a self-limiting disease with a natural course of about 38 days. 1. You can browse the list of specialist clinics on the hospital website. Generally, large hospitals have their own websites with the list of specialists and consultation hours. In addition, if it is inconvenient to go online, you can go directly to the hospital outpatient hall to check. See which specialist's published scope of treatment is most suitable for your disease, write down their names, and search the Internet for the doctor's specialty, writings, and academic status. 2. Make an appointment with a general doctor first. If you don't have enough test and examination materials, it is best to make an appointment with a general professional outpatient clinic. Generally, the doctor is a first-level attending physician. His name will not be written on the outpatient list. Sort out all your previous medical records, summarize the course of the disease, and report it in detail to the doctor. Doctors at this level are very busy and have to see 50 to 60 patients a day. They will not give you too much time to tell your condition, only a few minutes at most. Therefore, the description must be focused and concise. Remember to ask him which expert is more suitable for your disease. Through this channel, ask the doctor of the department to help you choose an expert. 3. Listen to other patients' opinions If you are willing, you can listen to other patients' opinions outside the clinic to learn about the specialist you want to see. Specialists often have many part-time jobs and sometimes they are on business trips and can't see patients. It is best to call the registration office or outpatient department in advance (you can call 114 to check) to ask whether the specialist is available. Then make an appointment in advance, bring all the materials (clearly organized by time and category), think about what you want to tell the specialist and the questions you want to ask, and wait for the consultation. 4. If you need to go for a checkup and hospitalization, you can ask a specialist for help. If the specialist recommends that you go for a checkup again, and if the appointment takes a long time, you can sincerely ask him to help you make it in advance. If you need to be hospitalized, after you have written a hospitalization document, you can also ask him to help you contact the hospital to see if you can be admitted earlier. The specialist is always happy to provide you with the best possible help. |
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