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What Your Blood Says: Deciphering Common ER Blood Tests

December 30, 2024 By Digital Linkage In Health
What Your Blood Says Deciphering Common ER Blood Tests
Your blood holds vital clues about what’s happening inside your body. In the ER, these clues become particularly crucial as they help us uncover the true cause behind your persistent fever, unexplained dizziness, severe chest pain, or other emergency conditions. If needles make your hands sweaty o...
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How Long Do Fevers Last in Kids? Causes and Treatment

December 04, 2024 By Syed Asif In Health
How Long Do Fevers Last in Kids Causes and Treatment
At ER of Watauga, parents often ask us: how long do fevers last in kids? The answer depends on what’s causing the fever, and recognizing these patterns can be crucial during those midnight temperature checks. Childhood fever might signal anything from a mild viral infection to something requir...
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Eating Tips: Avoid Tummy Troubles During the Holidays

December 02, 2024 By Syed Asif In Health
Avoid Tummy Troubles
The holidays are a time for festive meals and family gatherings, but they can also bring the unwanted gift of tummy troubles. From rich foods to irregular eating patterns, this season can challenge even the strongest digestive system. Your belly houses many organs including the stomach, gallbladder,...
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Appendix Pain: When Should You Go to the ER?

November 28, 2024 By Syed Asif In Health
Appendix Pain
Appendix pain starts as a dull ache around your belly button that gradually intensifies and shifts to your lower right abdomen. While it might feel like ordinary stomach pain at first, appendicitis symptoms can escalate quickly within hours. Many dismiss early appendicitis signs as gas, food poisoni...
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Diagnostic Tests for Musculoskeletal Injuries in Watauga ER

November 24, 2024 By Syed Asif In Health
Diagnosing Musculoskeletal Injuries
Our musculoskeletal system keeps us standing and moving and gives shape to our body. It includes the skeleton, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bones. But when this intricate system faces trauma or stress, the resulting musculoskeletal injuries can bring life to a painful halt. Ac...
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Kidney Stones: Types, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

October 23, 2024 By admin In health information
Kidney stones are hard mineral deposits that affect roughly 1 in 11 Americans¹. These painful formations develop when the kidney’s natural filtering system becomes overwhelmed, allowing excess substances to crystallize in the urinary tract. These stones vary in size, ranging from as small as a gr...
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