X-Rays and Other Options: Explained
X-rays have been a part of medical imaging for as long as this field has existed, and people still get them today. But is it the best or safest option for diagnosing injuries and illnesses?
What Is Considered an Urgent Care Matter?
Injuries happen to everyone at some point or another, whether it’s a minor spill around the house, playing too hard outside, or having a minor scrape or bruise at work. For kids, that often means falling, accidental impacts, cuts, and insect bites, and in adults, many of those are common, but work can also bring burns, sprains, strains, bruises, fractures, and concussions.
And these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. What if you have minor signs that turn out to be from an illness? What if a minor injury is more severe than you think? Whenever medical problems arise, either from injury or illness, knowing when to get help is essential, but when is a problem considered a matter for urgent care?
Orangevale and Rancho Cordova, California, residents needing medical attention can get comprehensive care from Dr. Andrew Nangalama and the American River Urgent Care team.
Understanding urgent care
This form of treatment is broad and covers immediate needs for a range of acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) injuries and conditions. Rather than a replacement for needing a primary care physician, urgent care can be administered during hours your regular doctor is not in the office, and any services you receive can be shared with them for proper continuing care.
When you need it
Our type of care provides benefits for taking care of non-emergency medical problems that need immediate attention to manage. It’s easy to lump our services in with ERs at hospitals, and while we want to help you feel better and treat whatever’s wrong, we do not provide care for severe injuries or other life-threatening conditions. We can manage numerous essential patient needs and send you to specialists or emergency care if your problems are severe enough to require that level of treatment.
We care for minor to moderate injuries and illnesses, serving as a middle ground for basic treatments, diagnostics, and other needs to help you feel better than when you come in.
The services we provide
We help you seven days a week with several medical needs, including:
Illnesses
We treat common upper respiratory infections, such as colds, flu, allergies, strep throat, bronchitis, and COVID-19. We also treat ailments such as urinary tract infections, rashes, and other conditions.
Injuries
We can mend acute and chronic dislocations, fractures, strains, sprains, and other physical injuries. We can also deal with any associated cuts, bruises, burns, or other problems.
Exams
If you need annual, pre-employment, sports, or other types of physicals, we can help.
Imaging
We have X-rays to help diagnose a range of problems, like bone fractures, bowel obstructions, tears, sprains, heart conditions, and lung conditions.
Occupational medicine
Our on-site lab offers blood, urine, tuberculosis, and vision testing to help with environmental and job-related disabilities, injuries, and illnesses. Soon, we will also provide audio, blood alcohol, and drug testing, along with travel medicine services.
Vaccinations
To prevent seasonal illnesses and other diseases, we offer vaccines for flu, COVID-19, diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis A and B, pneumococcal disease, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, and rotavirus.
Urgent care is available for many medical services, but don’t confuse us with medical specialists or emergency care centers. Contact Dr. Nangalama and American River Urgent Care today to get the immediate medical care you need.
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