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When to Seek Medical Care for Adults

See a doctor any time there is concern about how the adult is looking or acting.

See a doctor if an adult has:	Go to the emergency room if your child is:
Fever of 100.4º F (38º C) or higher for 48 hours.	Breathing with difficulty or pain.
Combination of fever with sore throat, headache, severe earache, stomach ache, muscle aches that do not improve.	Feeling short of breath while resting.
Hoarse, barking cough.	Coughing bloody sputum or phlegm.
History of heart or lung disease or any chronic disease that requires medical care.	Feeling chest pain.
History of disease or treatment that weakens the immune system.	Having continuous vomiting and/or diarrhea.
	Drowsy, difficult to arouse or is unresponsive.
	Showing signs of disorientation or confusion.