Influenza

<p>In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the December 2022 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article on <a href="https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/infectious-disease/urgent-care-influenza" style="color:#0000FF;"><u>Influenza in Urgent Care</u></a>.</p><p></p><p>Epidemiology</p><ul><li>Historical data</li><li>Since COVID, tracking "influenza-like illness" has been complicated</li><li>Influenza deaths and age</li><li>Annual mortality </li></ul><p></p><p>Outbreaks</p><p></p><p>Transmission</p><p></p><p>Classification</p><ul><li>Influenza A, B, and C</li><li>Hemagglutinin and neuraminidase subgroups</li><li>Antigenic drift and shift</li></ul><p>Pathophysiology</p><ul><li>Transmission</li><li>Incubation </li><li>Secondary infection</li><li>H3N2</li></ul><p>Vaccines</p><ul><li>Egg-based, cell-based, and recombinant influenza vaccines</li><li>CDC recommendations</li><li>Patients aged &gt;65 years</li></ul><p></p><p>Differential Diagnosis</p><p></p><p>Complications</p><p> </p><p>Testing</p><ul><li>When is it indicated? </li><li>What types of tests are available? </li><li>Testing in periods of low and high prevalence</li></ul><p> </p><p>Treatment</p><ul><li>High-risk conditions that suggest treatment </li><li>Antiviral medications </li><li>Oseltamivir: NNT and NNH</li><li>Resistance patterns</li></ul><p></p><p>Billing and Coding</p><p></p>