Prime Medic Online GP and Telehealth Services Across Australia
Prime Medic Online GP and Telehealth Services Across Australia
Prime Medic Online GP and Telehealth Services Across Australia
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Doctors call a sore throat pharyngitis: the back of the throat turns red and swollen, usually because of a virus. Group A strep is the main bacterial cause, and healthdirect's sore throat guide lists pus on the tonsils or red spots on the roof of the mouth as signs of it. Schools and daycares spread them quickly. Swelling mostly on the tonsils is tonsillitis.
Still sore after a week
Fever with tender lumps under your jaw
White patches on your tonsils
You've felt wiped out for weeks as well, which can point to glandular fever.
A decent phone camera shows a GP more of your throat than you'd think. Strep rarely brings a cough, so expect that question early, along with fever and tender glands under the jaw. Most throats are viral. Those settle with fluids, rest and salt water gargles, so plenty of consults finish with a plan for home and nothing to pick up.
Throat swab referral when strep looks likely, collected at a pathology centre near you
A carer's or work certificate if the GP agrees you're too crook to go in.
Bacteria suspected: your GP talks through treatment options, with nothing promised before the assessment.
ENT specialist referral for months of hoarseness or rawness with no cold behind it
Pharyngitis and tonsillitis describe where the swelling sits, while strep names one cause. Group A strep can inflame the back of the throat, the tonsils or both. That's why the labels overlap. Viruses cause far more sore throats than strep does, so a red throat or even white patches don't automatically mean you need a swab. Reflux can also leave a throat raw for months with no infection at all.
Sit facing a window or prop your phone on a mug, torch on. Light makes the difference. The GP needs a clear view right to the back of your throat when you open wide and say ahh.
Video suits adults and older kids who can still swallow drinks and breathe easily. A screen has limits, though. Nobody can feel swollen glands or a bulge on one side of your neck through a camera, so those need hands-on care.
Struggling to breathe, or a high-pitched noise as you breathe in: call 000 or head to an emergency department.
Can't swallow drinks or your own saliva, or you're drooling. Go to an emergency department now.
A muffled 'hot potato' voice with one side of the throat bulging needs the emergency department.
Pain still worsening after a few days, or a high fever that won't settle: see a GP in person today.
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