PATIENT PORTAL | mi-pediatrics

9675 SE 36th St, Ste. 100
Mercer Island, WA 98040

(206) 275-2122

(206) 275-0860

Patient Portal

In August 2020, our old Patient Portal was deactivated and our new Patient Portal was introduced.

In order to gain access to the new Portal, all patients must register as new users.

To do that, patients need to be issued a PIN by calling our office and requesting one.

Please keep in mind that parents can only access their child’s records via the portal until the child has reached

the age of 13.

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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

Once you have been issued a portal PIN by our staff, you can use the following resources to complete registration and gain access to the new Patient Portal:

Portal Registration and Navigation - Instructions

Portal Access Instructions on YouTube

Flu Facts

We often say "flu" when referring to unrelated respiratory or stomach viruses. Influenza is the true flu, and while there are many shared symptoms, it is much less common and far more debilitating than even the worst of your regular ol' colds or stomach bugs. Symptoms may include high fevers (around 103-104 deg), significant fatigue, body aches, sore throat, cough, congestion, and vomiting and diarrhea in some pediatric cases.

The influenza vaccine cannot cause influenza -- the injectable version in particular either contains a killed ("inactivated") version of the virus, or does not contain the virus at all (referred to as "recombinant"). You can develop a fever and mild aches after getting the vaccine, but these are simply side effects and should resolve within a few days. These side effects are not due to the virus, but your body's inflammatory response to the injection of foreign antibodies. Any symptoms of viral illness such as cough or sneezing is coincidental.

Not only does getting the flu shot provide you with protection from the most common circulating strains of the virus, but it helps to protect others, such as pregnant women, young babies, the elderly, and the immunocompromised, who may be unable to receive the vaccine and who also stand to suffer the worst complications from the virus.