Influenza PowerNote

As I lie here listlessly for the 5th day in a row, I am pleased to report that there is a PowerNote that would be useful to document my visit to a physician were I to have the energy to drag myself out. There are now Influenza PowerNote templates for office and hospital, pedi and adult.

As for me, no need for any diagnostic acumen. My 14 year old son had a positive rapid influenza A/B test last week and, given the reports across the country and that I received the seasonal flu vaccine well over a month ago, I'm stuck waiting for H1N1 to leave me the heck alone. Fortunately, the symptoms are low key enough to allow me to avoid an office visit or other CDC-derived suggestions elements you will find in the templates. However, a constant headache with low grade temp and myalgias have kept me supine 95% of my waking hours.

You could probably fly through a routine flu visit using this template. The diagnoses at the bottom actually populate the note with a SNOMED code, saving you a step in the finishing of a note.

And for those of you who wash your hands compulsively as I do when at work, don't play the fool and forget to do the same at home.