If you are concerned your child is sick there are several resources we recommend to determine if he/she needs to be seen or can be properly managed at home.

Online Tools

1. Children’s Medical Center’s Illness and Symptom Guide 

   If your child isn’t feeling well, select a symptom or illness from the list below to learn more about home care options and when we’d recommend you schedule an office visit.

   Is Your Child Sick...Abdominal Pain - FemaleAbdominal Pain - MaleAcneAnimal or Human BiteAntibiotics: When Do They Help?Arm InjuryArm PainAsthma AttackAthlete's FootBack PainBed Bug BiteBee or Yellow Jacket StingBlistersBoilBottle-Feeding (Formula) QuestionsBreast-Feeding QuestionsBreath-holding SpellBreathing TroubleBronchiolitis-RSVBruises and CutsBurnChest PainChickenpoxCircumcision ProblemsColdsColds (0-12 Months)ConstipationCoronavirus (COVID-19) Diagnosed or SuspectedCoronavirus Exposure, But No SymptomsCoughCough (0-12 Months)Coughs: Meds or Home Remedies?Cracked or Dry SkinCradle CapCroupCrying Baby - Before 3 Months OldCrying Child - 3 Months and OlderCut, Scrape, or BruiseDiaper RashDiarrheaDiarrhea (0-12 Months)Diarrhea Diseases From TravelDizzinessDrinking Fluids - DecreasedDry SkinEar - CongestionEar - DischargeEar - Pulling At or RubbingEar - Swimmer'sEar Infection QuestionsEar InjuryEar Piercing SymptomsEaracheEarwax BuildupEbola ExposureEczemaEmergency Symptoms Not to MissEye - AllergyEye - Foreign ObjectEye - Pus or DischargeEye - Red Without PusEye InjuryEye SwellingFaintingFeverFever - How to Take a Temperature (0-12 Months)Fever - How to Take the TemperatureFever - Myths Versus FactsFever (0-12 Months)Fifth DiseaseFinger InjuryFire Ant StingFluFluid Intake DecreasedFood AllergyForeskin Care QuestionsFrostbiteGenital Injury - FemaleGenital Injury - MaleHair LossHand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease (HFMD)Hay FeverHead InjuryHead LiceHeadacheHeat Exposure and ReactionsHeat RashHivesHuman or Animal BiteImmunization ReactionsImpetigo - Infected SoresInfection Exposure QuestionsInfluenza - SeasonalInfluenza ExposureInsect BiteJaundiced NewbornJellyfish StingJock ItchLeg InjuryLeg PainLice - HeadLymph Nodes - SwollenMedicine - Refusal to TakeMenstrual CrampsMenstrual Period - Missed or LateMental Health ProblemsMolluscumMosquito BiteMosquito-Borne Diseases from TravelMotion SicknessMouth InjuryMouth UlcersNeck Pain or StiffnessNewborn Appearance QuestionsNewborn Illness - How to RecognizeNewborn Rashes and BirthmarksNewborn Reflexes and BehaviorNose Allergy (Hay Fever)Nose InjuryNosebleedPenis-Scrotum SymptomsPinwormsPoison Ivy - Oak - SumacPuncture WoundRash or Redness - LocalizedRash or Redness - WidespreadReflux (Spitting Up)RingwormRoseolaRSV-BronchiolitisScabiesScorpion StingScrapeSinus Pain or CongestionSkin Foreign ObjectSkin InjurySkin LumpSliver or SplinterSolid Foods (Baby Foods)Sore ThroatSpider BiteSpitting Up - RefluxStomach Pain - FemaleStomach Pain - MaleStools - Blood InStools - Unusual ColorStrep Throat ExposureStrep Throat InfectionStySunburnSuture QuestionsSwallowed Foreign ObjectSwallowed Harmless SubstanceSwimmer's Itch - Lakes and OceansTear Duct - BlockedTeethingThrushTick BiteToe InjuryToenail - IngrownTooth InjuryToothacheTrouble BreathingUmbilical Cord SymptomsUrinary Tract Infection - FemaleUrination Pain - FemaleUrination Pain - MaleVaginal BleedingVaginal SymptomsVomiting (0-12 Months)Vomiting With DiarrheaVomiting Without DiarrheaWartsWeakness and FatigueWheezing (Other Than Asthma)Wound Infection
2. Download the Children’s Hospital Colorado ChildrensMD Mobile App 

   

By Phone

If you still have questions or concerns and would like to speak with a pediatric telephone triage nurse to determine if your child needs to be seen or to schedule a sick appointment, please call our main number 303-830-7337 and push Option 1.