Online Symptom Checkersby Aimee Amodio | More from this Blogger 30 Jul 2008 04:18 PM Not sure if your current health issue is worth a trip to the doctor? An online symptom checker can help you decide. My favorite online symptom checker is at www.WebMD.com -- I tend to go there first with most of my health questions. However, lots of sites have similar programs that can help you decide whether or not you need a doctor. I was browsing through the one on MSN.com just the other day. Why use an online symptom checker? There are some times when you know you have a medical emergency on your hands -- severe bleeding, broken bones, heart attack. There are some times when you're really sick and need attention. Then there are those times when you're kinda sick. Maybe it's a cold, maybe it's something else... but you're not sure. I wasn't sure if I needed a doctor when I hurt my foot (and suspected a stress fracture). The online symptom checker came in handy then -- I looked up my symptoms and read up on possible causes, and decided that it wasn't an emergency situation. Most online symptom checkers work the same way:
An online symptom checker is no substitute for a medical professional. In an emergency situation, your best bet may be to call 911 or head for the nearest emergency room. But in a non-emergency situation, an online symptom checker can help you figure out what's going on and whether or not you need help. Learn more about Aimee Amodio  Aimee is a fiction writer... dog lover... music lover... Relevanthealth tags User Comments Samual (10782) 31 Jul 2008 08:33 AMIn the UK we have something called NHS direct, there is an online service but I don't think you can type in symptoms, but you can research conditions and illnesses. We have a phone number to call if we don't want to go to the doctor where you tell all your symptoms to a nurse over the phone and he/she asks questions and guides as to whether you need to do nothing, see a doctor or go to the hospital. TOKiBiz (5) 14 Sep 2008 09:09 PMHello Aimee! We at infoMedMD also have a medical symptoms checker at infoMedMD.com. Community Tags healthy websites, symptoms, symptom checker, WebMD Discuss this article
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