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Explore physician-informed articles from our team covering everyday health concerns, preventive care, and guidance on when to seek medical attention.
Common Blood Tests Available at Urgent Care
When you're feeling unwell, blood work can provide important information that helps identify the cause of your symptoms. Depending on your symptoms and medical evaluation, an urgent care provider may recommend blood tests as part of your diagnostic workup.
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Occupational Health & Pre-Employment Testing: What Employers Should Know
Hiring a new employee involves more than interviews, paperwork, and onboarding. Many employers also require occupational health pre-employment screening to help ensure new hires can safely perform the essential functions of their role while meeting company hiring policies and workplace requirements.
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Sports Physicals & EKGs: What Parents Should Know Before Sports Season
As sports season approaches, many parents schedule a sports physical so their child can participate in school or organized athletics. During that process, some families also hear about EKGs and wonder whether their child needs one or what role it plays in sports clearance.
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Chest Pain & EKGs: When Urgent Care Can Help & When to Call 911
If you're experiencing chest pain, it can be difficult to know what to do next. Should you go to urgent care? Do you need an EKG? Or are your symptoms serious enough that you should call 911 instead? The answer depends on your symptoms and how urgently they need to be evaluated.
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Lutz & New Port Richey Flu Season Guide: Symptoms, Testing, & When to Visit Urgent Care
Every year, families throughout Lutz, New Port Richey, and surrounding communities experience an increase in influenza and other respiratory illnesses.
While flu symptoms can overlap with other respiratory illnesses, influenza often begins suddenly and can make you feel bad within a matter of hours. Knowing when to seek medical care, when testing may be helpful, and what to expect during your visit can help you recover sooner and reduce the spread of illness to others.
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COVID vs Flu vs Cold: When to Get Tested at Urgent Care
You wake up with a sore throat and congestion. By lunchtime, you've developed body aches and a fever. Is it just a cold? The flu? Or is it COVID-19?
The truth is, many respiratory illnesses begin with similar symptoms, making it difficult to know exactly what's causing you to feel sick. While most viral illnesses improve with rest, supportive care, and without complications, some situations call for testing. When symptoms overlap, COVID-19 and flu testing can provide answers that symptoms alone often can't.
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Broken Bone or Sprain: When to Choose Urgent Care vs ER
A fall from a ladder. An awkward step off a curb. A hard tackle during a weekend game. Injuries like these happen every day, and they often leave people wondering the same thing:
Did I just sprain something, or could I have broken a bone?
The answer isn't always obvious. In fact, many fractures initially feel like a bad sprain, while some severe sprains can be just as painful as a broken bone.
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What to Expect at Urgent Care for a UTI
A burning sensation when you urinate, frequent trips to the bathroom, or the constant feeling that you need to go, even when your bladder is nearly empty, can quickly become uncomfortable and disruptive. These symptoms are commonly associated with a urinary tract infection (UTI), but they can also be caused by other conditions, making it difficult to know exactly what's going on without a medical evaluation.
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Strep Throat Symptoms, Testing, & Treatment at Urgent Care
A severe sore throat can come on quickly, making it painful to swallow, eat, talk, or even get through your normal daily routine. While strep throat is a common cause of sore throat, it isn't the only one. Several illnesses can cause similar symptoms, making it difficult to know what's causing your discomfort based on symptoms alone.
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