Common symptoms: causes and when to worry
With common symptoms such as fever, cough, headache or a skin rash, these pages help you know when to worry. They explain the most common causes, the warning signs that mean going to the ER, and when a video visit with the doctor is a good option, for adults and for children.
- Fever in adults
Fever in adults: likely causes, home care, dengue and when to go to the ER. US$79 video visits with a doctor licensed in Puerto Rico.
- Persistent cough
A cough that won't go away: common causes, home care, warning signs, and when a US$79 video visit with a Puerto Rico-licensed doctor can help.
- Skin rash
Skin rash in adults: common causes, home care, emergency warning signs, and when a US$79 video visit with a Puerto Rico-licensed doctor can help.
- Headache
Headache: when to worry, common causes like tension, migraine or sinus problems, and when to go to the ER. US$79 video visits in Puerto Rico.
- Fever in children
Fever in children: how to measure it, warning signs by age and how many days is too long. Video visits in Puerto Rico from 6 months, US$79.
- Cough and cold in children
Cough in children and colds: home relief, which medicines to avoid by age and warning signs. Video visits in Puerto Rico from 6 months, US$79.
- Rashes in children
Rash in children: common causes, the glass test and warning signs by age. Video visits in Puerto Rico for children from 6 months, US$79.
Common symptoms: when to worry and when to go to the ER
First, rule out an emergency. If there is trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion, or a child who is hard to wake, don't use these pages: call 911. See the warning signs for going to the ER. If the symptom points to a specific condition, see the conditions we treat too. If it is not an emergency, you can request an online doctor visit, or a video visit for kids for a child.
Is this an emergency?
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for chest pain, trouble breathing, weakness or numbness on one side of the body, confusion, bleeding that will not stop, or if you think your life is in danger.
Help lines:
- 911 — Emergencies
- 1-800-981-0023 — Línea PAS (mental-health crisis line)
- 988 — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- 1-800-222-1222 — Poison Help