Stroke-Like Symptoms
What is a stroke? A strokeoccurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients What are stroke-like symptoms? Symptoms of strokes often include a sudden and severe headache, numbness or weakness in the face, leg, or arm on one or both sides, full […]
Loss of Consciousness
Losing consciousness—often called syncope, fainting, blackout, or passing out—happens when the brain briefly doesn’t get enough blood flow or oxygen. Many episodes are short and resolve on their own, but some signal serious conditions such as arrhythmia, stroke/TIA, internal bleeding, low blood sugar, dehydration, concussion, or seizure. If someone is unresponsive, not breathing normally, has a head injury, […]
Heart Palpitations
Health problems that affect the heart require immediate treatment to minimize complications and save a person’s life. Our team at iCare ER and Urgent Care understands the urgency of immediate heart related conditions. What Are Heart Palpitations? Heart palpitations can feel like pounding, flip-flopping or the wrong amount of heartbeats. Most people get them because […]
Foreign Bodies
A foreign body is anything that doesn’t belong in the body—like a splinter in the skin, a bead in the nose, an insect in the ear, a fishhook in a finger, or a swallowed coin. Some foreign bodies are merely uncomfortable; others can be dangerous or time-sensitive (e.g., button batteries, magnets, sharp objects, airway/eye involvement). At iCare ER & Urgent […]
Upper Respiratory Infections
Anyone who has ever had a cold knows about acute respiratory infections (URIs). An acute URI is a contagious infection of your upper respiratory tract. Your upper respiratory tract includes the nose, throat, pharynx, larynx, and bronchi. Without a doubt, the common cold is the most well-known URI. Other types of URIs include sinusitis, pharyngitis, epiglottitis, and […]
Stitches and Suture Removal
Most minor cuts and scrapes heal on their own, with little more intervention needed than mild soap and water to keep them clean. But more serious cuts or incisions from surgical procedures may require stitches, sutures or staples to hold tissues together while they heal. The goal is to piece together the edges so that skin […]