Why you should NEVER do a WebMd search

Thought you all might find this interesting. Broghan had her 1 year visit at the pediatrician's yesterday, which included receiving 4 shots. (Poor baby!) She was already a bit out of whack in regards to her sleep, so yesterday was a bit of a nightmare. She slept great last night, but woke feeling a little warm. She didn't eat a stellar breakfast, so I took her temp. The rectal reading was 99.9 degrees. Thankfully we are blessed with a child that has only been sick once in her short year of life, so I couldn't remember if 99.9 rectally was considered a fever or not. Enter WebMd. When I searched, here is what came up...

First it gave a paragraph or two on what a fever actually is. Good information if you are clueless and have been living your life in a cave. The next paragraph detailed the difference between Fahrenheit and Celsius. More good info. Here's where it gets interesting...

The third paragraph details common causes of fever. First bullet point was infection. Ok. Second was medicines. Some (like antibiotics and antihistamines) can actually cause the body temperature to rise to fight off what is ailing the patient. Hm, didn't make that connection before, but ok! THIRD POSSIBLE CAUSE OF A FEVER --- heart attack or stroke. Wow! What a jump!!! FOURTH POSSIBLE CAUSE OF A FEVER --- leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma, liver and lung cancer. Jeez!

Better stay away from that site, or I'll really turn into a hypocondriac... wonder what those signs and symptoms are? :)