Pain or burning when passing urine

Pain or burning when passing urine

Bite looks infected (pus, redness or red streaks)

Red area on skin that is tender to touch

Looks infected (spreading redness)

Taking anxiety meds but not feeling better

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Rash or area of blisters on the arm

Sinus pain (not just congestion) around the cheekbones or eyes

Don't have written asthma action plan from your doctor

Missed more than 1 day of work per month for asthma

Asthma limits exercise, sports or other activities

Asthma attacks wake you up from sleep

No asthma check-up in more than 1 year

You have other questions or concerns

Pus is draining from the rash

Rash or redness has spread to the top of the foot

Rash is not getting better after 1 week on treatment

Weak immune system. Examples are: diabetes, sickle cell disease, HIV, cancer, organ transplant, taking oral steroids, kidney problems.

Rash not gone after 2 weeks of treatment

Rash or blisters in same area as pain

Pain shoots into the buttock or back of the thigh

Back pain keeps you from working or other activities

Painful spreading redness started more than 24 hours after the bite. Note: any redness starting in the first 24 hours is a reaction to the bite.

More than 48 hours since the bite and redness gets larger

Severe itching not better after 24 hours of using steroid cream

Scab that looks infected (drains pus or gets bigger) and not better with antibiotic ointment

After 7 days, bites are not better

After 14 days, bites are not gone

More than 72 hours since the sting and redness getting larger

Area looks infected (spreading redness, pus, pain)

Swelling is huge (10 cm or 4 inches). It spreads across a joint such as the wrist.

Red area or red lump without fever

Red, moist, raw skin underneath breasts (in women with larger breasts)

The mother has signs of breast infection (area of redness) and no fever.

Blister is present. Exception: small, closed blister less than 12 mm (½ inch) in size

Burn looks infected (redness, swelling, or sore to touch)

Burn not healed after 10 days

Rash or blisters in the chest area

Spreading redness around the sores

Sores in other places besides lips (inside the mouth, on the gums or inside the nose)

Getting worse, even after treatment

Cold sores happen often

Sore lasts more than 10 days

Sinus pain (not just congestion) around cheekbones or eyes

Fever returns after being gone for more than 24 hours

Sore throat lasts more than 5 days

Sinus congestion and fullness lasts more than 10 days

You are not getting better after 7 days

Runny nose lasts more than 10 days

Leaking stool

Tried a suppository or enema but it did not work

Minor bleeding from the rectum when you pass a stool

Last normal stool was more than 5 days ago

Suppository or enema was needed to get the stool out

Infrequent stools do not get better after changes to diet

You are taking a new drug which may be the cause

You are using stool softeners and have not talked to your doctor about the problem

Mucus in the stool (might see this on toilet paper)

Painful stools occur 3 or more times after changes to diet

Constipation happens often

Sinus pain (not just congestion) around cheekbones or eyes

Coughing has kept you home from work for 3 days or more

Allergy symptoms (such as runny nose and itchy eyes) also present

Runny nose lasts more than 10 days

Cough lasts more than 3 weeks

Your symptoms are getting worse or not improving after a few days. Symptoms include:

• fever
• loss of taste or smell
• new cough or a cough that is getting worse
• trouble breathing
• sore throat
• runny nose
• headache
• new onset fatigue (tiredness)
• diarrhea

Very large bruise after a minor injury (5 cm or wider, 2 inches or wider)

Cut or scrape looks infected (redness, red streak or pus)

Dirty wound or a puncture wound and you have a weak immune system. Examples are: diabetes, sickle cell disease, HIV, cancer, organ transplant, taking oral steroids, kidney problems.

Doesn't heal by 10 days

Fever lasts more than 3 days

Close contact with person or animal who has diarrhea

Travel to country at risk for diarrhea within past month

Diarrhea lasts more than 1 week

You are taking a new drug which may be the cause

You were recently in the hospital or took antibiotics

Loose stools happen often

Drug use keeps you from working or other activities

Looks infected (pus or spreading redness)

Bleeding from cracked lips or cracked skin

Cracks on feet that make it hard to walk

Cracks over the joints (such as inside the elbow or behind the knees) make it painful to use the joints

Peeling skin and cause is not clear

After 2 weeks of treatment, cracked skin or cracked lips are not healed

After 2 weeks of treatment, dry skin is still itchy

Yellow discharge or pus from ear canal

You have other questions or concerns

Redness has spread beyond the earring site

Swelling, crusting or redness has not improved after 3 days of home treatment

Large thick scar at the earring site

Looks infected and you have no fever

Cracking and bleeding skin

Itching is still severe after using steroid cream for more than 48 hours

Itching flare-ups happen often

Eczema diagnosis was never confirmed by a doctor

Rash is getting worse, even after using care advice

You have dry, dark velvety patches of skin that have grown slowly

You have round patches of dry skin which are spreading. They are clearer in the middle.

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Rash or area of blisters on the arm

Using antibiotic eye drops more than 3 days and pus is still there

Symptoms get worse over 1-2 days

Headache

Redness lasts more than 7 days

Eyelids are swollen shut (or almost shut)

Pus on eyelids that does not go away with allergy medicines

Eyes are very itchy after taking allergy medicines for more than 2 days

Diagnosis of eye allergy never made by a doctor

You think you need to be seen, but the problem is not urgent

Tenderness over the sinuses (in the forehead above the nose or below the eyes in the cheek)

Boil or infected sore

Face pain or swelling with a toothache

Pain comes and goes

Yeast infection treated at home for more than 3 days and not better

Looks infected (spreading redness)

Looks infected (spreading redness)

Ingrown nail causing mild pain, but no pus

Painful spreading redness started more than 24 hours after the bite. Note: any redness starting in the first 24 hours is a reaction to the bite.

More than 48 hours since the sting and redness getting larger

Scab that looks infected (drains pus or gets bigger) and not better with antibiotic ointment

Severe itching not better after 24 hours of using steroid cream

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Wound is not getting better after 7 days

Red area on skin that is tender to touch

Looks infected (spreading redness)

Pain caused by bunions, corns, heel spurs or flat feet

Pain is around the joint of the big toe

Blisters start to look infected (spreading redness or pus)

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Sinus pain (around the cheekbones or eyes) does not go away with allergy meds

Hay fever symptoms make it hard to work or do normal activities. Note: taking allergy medicine for 2 days has not helped.

Diagnosis of hay fever has never been made by a doctor

Year-round symptom of nasal allergies

Snoring happens often

Sinus pain (not just congestion) of forehead

Headaches happen often

You take BP meds and you may be having side effects (cough, diarrhea or constipation, dizzy, erection problems)

You feel well but your BP is higher than 120/80

Your BP is slowly getting higher over a period of time

Increased swelling and/or pain around wound

Rash or area of blisters on the leg

Hives make it hard to go to work, school or do other activities. Note: taking Benadryl for 24 hours has not helped.

Food could be the cause

Had hives 3 or more times in past year with no known cause

Hives last more than 1 week

Sinus pain (not just congestion) around cheekbones or eyes

Runny nose lasts more than 10 days

You have other questions or concerns

Influenza Close Contact within last 7 days and you are High-Risk. See the list of High-Risk in Causes.

Spreading red area or streak, but no fever

Entire toe is red and swollen

Pus pocket (yellow or green) seen in skin around toenail or under toenail.

After using Care Advice more than 2 days, pus is not gone

After using Care Advice more than 3 days, still hard to walk

After using Care Advice more than 7 days, not starting to get better

After using Care Advice more than 14 days, not cleared up

Ingrown toenails happen often

New redness around the bite starts more than 24 hours after the bite. Note: infection is rare. It does not start until at least 24-48 hours after the bite.

More than 48 hours since the bite and redness gets larger

Redness or red streak around the bite gets larger than 2.5 cm (1 inch)

Scab that looks infected (drains pus or gets bigger) and not better with antibiotic ointment

You've been told you make choking sounds when you sleep or that you sometimes stop breathing

You still have trouble sleeping after using care advice

You feel like you need to move your legs often at night and it keeps you from sleeping

Moody, grumpy or restless during the day

Hard to focus or you feel tired all the time

You think an illness or medicine is causing your sleep problems

Pain causes insomnia

Insomnia lasts more than 1 week

You have other questions or concerns

Rash keeps spreading after 1 week of treatment

Rash is not gone after 2 weeks of treatment

Rash is painful

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Rash or area of blisters on the leg

Pain in the shins gets worse with exercise

Have missed 2 or more periods and prior periods were regular

You have not had a period for a year since stopping hormone-based birth control

You have had contact with someone in a high-risk group for mpox (men who have sex with men) and have these symptoms:

• Fever, chills, headache, muscle aches
• Large lymph nodes
• New blister or group of blisters filled with white fluid. These may be around the anus or genitals, mouth, hands, bottom of your feet, or chest. The blisters are often painful.
• The blisters may appear as scabs.

Close contact with skin, body fluids, bedding, towels or clothes of someone that has been diagnosed with mpox

You think you have mpox

New blister or group of blisters and you are not sure where they came from. No fever or flu-like symptoms.

You are worried you might have mpox

Neck pain lasts more than 2 weeks

Neck pains happen often

Neck pain keeps you from working or other activities

Hard-to-stop nosebleeds happen often

Pus from end of foreskin (not circumcised) or swollen foreskin

Pain or burning when passing urine

Looks infected (draining sore, spreading redness)

Rash or itching lasts 3 or more days

Severe itching keeps you from sleeping or working

Big blisters or sores

Rash lasts more than 3 weeks

Baby Blues (mild depression), but no thoughts of harming yourself or your baby

Pain or burning when passing urine

Wound looks infected (spreading redness or red streaks)

Weak immune system. Examples are: diabetes, sickle cell disease, HIV, cancer, organ transplant, taking oral steroids, kidney problems.

Bright red area or red streak (but not sunburn)

Rash is painful

Severe itching

Looks like a boil, infected sore, or other infected rash

You have groups of blisters which are spreading and have a golden crust or discharge

Bull's eye rash and tick bite (Lyme disease suspected)

Blisters without a clear cause. Exception: poison ivy.

Pimples

Red rash in skin fold (neck, armpit or under breasts)

Rash grouped in a stripe or band

Peeling fingers

A new widespread rash that worries you

You have been treating a widespread rash (such as psoriasis or eczema) but it is worse or treatment is no longer working

You think you need to be seen, but the problem is not urgent

A widespread rash which is itchy and other family members or close contacts have been diagnosed with scabies

A change in bowel habits for no clear reason in the past 4 weeks

Mucus discharge from the rectum (anus)

Blood in urine

Blood in semen

Pain or burning when passing urine

Blood in urine

Blood in semen

Pain or burning when passing urine

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Rash or area of blisters on the shoulder

Fever lasts more than 3 days

Sinus pain (not just pressure or fullness) lasts more than 24 hours, after using nasal washes

Thick yellow or green pus draining from nose and not getting better with nasal washes. Exception: yellow or green-tinged secretions are normal.

Sinus pressure and fullness lasts more than 10 days

Runny nose lasts more than 10 days

Wound looks infected (spreading redness)

Redness spreading from the lump and no fever

Looks like a boil (painful, red lump, not-itchy)

Swelling is painful and cause is not known

Change in appearance of a skin growth or mole

New growth appears that is different than the skin around it

Lump is larger than 2.5 cm (1 inch) and cause is not known

Small lump lasts more than 7 days and cause is not known

Bite looks infected (spreading redness, pus). Note: infection doesn't start until at least 24-48 hours after a bite.

Fever or chills; feeling hot or shivery

Throat pain is severe

Large lymph nodes in the neck

Pink rash that's widespread

You have white, pus-filled spots on the back of your throat (on the tonsils)

Fever lasts more than 3 days

Fever returns after being gone for more than 24 hours

Close contact to a person with Strep within last 7 days

Sores on the skin

Sore throat is the main symptom and lasts more than 48 hours

Sore throat with cold/cough symptoms lasts more than 5 days

You are not getting better after 7 days

More than 48 hours since the bite and redness gets larger

Bite starts to look bad (such as skin damage, blister or purple colour)

Area of burn looks infected

Swollen feet make it hard to walk

Itchy rashes in sun-exposed skin occur many times

Suture came out early but wound is still closed

Widespread rash starts 2 to 14 days after the bite

Deer tick was attached for more than 36 hours

Deer tick is swollen, not flat

New redness starts more than 24 hours after the bite. Note: infection is rare. It does not start until at least 24-48 hours after the bite.

More than 48 hours since the bite and redness getting larger

Red-ring or bull's eye rash appears around a tick bite. Note: the rash of Lyme disease starts 3 to 30 days after the bite.

Wound looks infected (spreading redness, red streaks)

Increasing pain, redness or swelling around the wound

Ingrown nail with pain, redness, swelling or pus

Looks infected (spreading redness)

Ingrown nail causing mild pain, but no pus

You have corns, callouses, or oddly-shaped toes

Tooth is slightly pushed out of its normal place

Chip or crack in the tooth

Tooth feels very loose when you try to move it

Cold fluids cause tooth pain

Toothache lasts more than 24 hours

Red or yellow lump at the gumline of the painful tooth

Stomach, side or back pain

Blood in urine

Blood in urine

Vaginal dryness

Bouts of vomiting happen often

Increasing pain, swelling, or redness and/or red streaks running out from the wound

Discharge (pus) is coming from the wound

Wound becoming more painful or tender