East County Urgent Care / El Cajon

10/20/2024

04/03/2024

How Can I Prepare Myself for a Sports Physical Exam?

During this part of a sports physical, our doctors will review your child's medical history for any health issues or diseases. If you have any documentation regarding any medical problems, please bring those records with you so our doctor can thoroughly review them to help facilitate your child's physical. Please bring any details regarding current medications, past injuries, and allergies.

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
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04/02/2024

When Should I Go to a Walk-in Urgent Care Clinic?

There is never a convenient time for an injury or illness. When you fall ill at a time during which you may not be able to reach your primary care provider for advice it may be difficult to know where to turn. If you suffer from an injury or illness, knowing when to go to a walk-in clinic can save you time and money. For situations where your primary care provider is unavailable, a walk-in clinic or urgent care is the best option. Providing services between family doctors and emergency rooms, walk-in clinics play an important role, offering prompt services without requiring an appointment ahead of time.

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
Visit our website for more information - https://www.eastcountyurgentcare.com/

04/02/2024

What Kind of Physical Do You Need for Sports?

To participate in sports, you will need a sports physical also called a pre-participation physical examination. This will help to determine if you or your child is physically able to partake in sports, safely. It can also help anyone who is starting a new exercise or physical activity.

It should be noted that a sports physical is not the same as an annual physical. The sports physical will focus on your health history and also the areas of cancer when participating in a particular sport.

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
Visit our website for more information - https://www.eastcountyurgentcare.com/

04/02/2024

What Does an STD Test Cover?

There are a few different types of STD tests available, depending what STD a person is being tested for. STD tests are a simple process to have performed, usually done through a urine or blood test, that can cover the testing of several different types of common infections.

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
Visit our website for more information - https://www.eastcountyurgentcare.com/

03/27/2024

Can Urgent Care Treat Sports Injuries?

Yes, urgent care treats sports injuries, so long as the injury isn't life-threatening. If you believe the injury is or could be life-threatening, then you must call 911 and go to the emergency room (ER). But if you are sure that the injury is not life-threatening, then you should have it treated at an urgent care clinic.

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
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03/27/2024

Why Get Immunizations?

Immunizations trick your body into thinking that it has been infected with the disease, allowing it to safely and effectively make the antibodies that kill the germs without having to actually get sick. These naturally created antibodies stay in the body for a long time, allowing you to fight off the disease more effectively should it enter your system again.

While you can still get sick from the disease that you were immunized against, the symptoms and complications are likely to be significantly less than if you hadn't received your vaccination

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
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03/24/2024

What Do You Need to Know about Diabetes?

Not only can diabetes cause various symptoms like fatigue, frequent thirst and urination, and patches of dark skin, but over time, it can damage your nerves, heart, and kidneys. Uncontrolled diabetes can damage the nerves in your eyes and lead to blindness. It also puts you at an increased risk for gum disease and recurring yeast infections.

Many patients don't experience any symptoms for years, and by the time they do notice symptoms, the damage is already done. That's why searching for a "primary care clinic near me" to receive routine physical examinations is vital.

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
Visit our website for more information - https://www.eastcountyurgentcare.com/

03/22/2024

What Is Pediatric Injury?

Pediatric injuries (or traumas) are quite diverse in their origins, severity, and effects on children. One way to understand injuries is by their most common causes, which are 1, 2, 3:
- Motor vehicle accidents.
- Suffocation (being unable to breathe).
- Drowning
- Poisoning
- Burns
- Falls

Read more at: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/pediatric/conditioninfo/default

Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in El Cajon, CA Open 7 Days a Week. Call (619) 442-9896
Visit our website for more information - https://www.eastcountyurgentcare.com/