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Emergency Medicine: What Is It?

Emergency medicine is a dynamic, team-oriented, and rewarding medical specialty that focuses on the prompt evaluation and treatment of unforeseen and urgent conditions or injuries affecting patients across all age groups. What makes this specialty unique is that it doesn’t involve a specific routine or expected patient list for the day.   Let’s get a better…

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What Is the Difference Between a Digital X-ray and a Standard X-ray?

If you’ve ever been checked for a broken bone or a lung issue, you’ve probably had an X-ray. This technology has been an incredibly helpful diagnostic medical tool since the late 1800s, and it is now upgraded to be in digital format. The X-ray’s major benefits include its speed in producing quick results for your…

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Choosing the Right Asthma Doctor

Asthma is a chronic lung condition that must be controlled in order for you to enjoy a normal lifestyle. It can cause symptoms including wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath – so it is imperative to partner with an excellent physician who can treat you at a moment’s notice. Let’s talk about how best to…

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First Time At An Urgent Care: What To Expect

An urgent care center is a medical facility you go to if you need emergency care for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. If you’ve never been to one, know that an urgent care center is actually like a walk-in clinic. They can treat conditions such as scrapes, cuts, sprains, strains, fractures, cough, colds, the flu, and…

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Side effects of improper wound care

The importance of wound care is always stressed by health professionals. How a wound is cared for impacts its healing and recovery. The side effects of improper wound care can be very serious and life-threatening. If you have an open wound, make sure to give it what it needs to regenerate new tissue. Washing hands,…

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FAQs Doctors Are Asked Regarding Asthma

If you or a loved one has asthma, you likely have a lot of questions. Fortunately, asthma is a treatable and manageable condition that won’t impact your quality of life if you work with an experienced doctor. Here are some frequently asked questions about asthma that the providers at Cornerstone Urgent Care often discuss with…

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Different Ways That a Doctor’s Treatment Can Help You Better Manage Your Asthma

Asthma is a very complicated chronic respiratory condition that spares no age group. The disease produces distressing symptoms that warrant a close partnership with an asthma doctor. While you may think that you can just self-medicate and do without medical intervention, not having it will make you susceptible to asthma flare-ups and other undesirable outcomes…

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What Is Emergency Medicine Treatment?

If you or your loved one sustains an injury or falls very ill, you may need emergency medicine treatment. This is a special area of medicine that addresses urgent and potentially life-threatening issues with immediate medical care and treatment. With emergency medicine treatment, you receive care for an issue that develops suddenly or rapidly. The…

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The Challenges of Winter When You Have COPD

While winter brings holiday cheer, it also presents a problem for people who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the same way that the spring season is synonymous with allergies, the cold winter season can aggravate COPD and trigger potentially deadly flare-ups. Let’s talk about the challenges COPD patients encounter in the winter, how…

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Diabetic Emergencies

Diabetes is a slow and silent disease that may cause little to no symptoms in the beginning. Without monitoring your blood sugar levels and proper management, glucose in your blood can fluctuate. It can lead to diabetic emergencies with potentially life-threatening complications. You should aim for a blood sugar level between 80 to 130 milligrams…

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Why It’s Important for the Whole Family to Get a Flu Shot

An urgent care center can provide much more than just treatment for injuries and sudden illnesses. These healthcare facilities can also offer lab testing, routine wellness exams, and immunizations. One of these key services is administering flu shots. The flu shot works by fostering your body to build antibodies against the flu virus so that your…

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The Importance of Chronic Disease Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic

When you have a chronic condition, it can affect your quality of life. In many cases, you can take certain steps to manage it and reduce your risk of complications. With COVID-19 being such a prevalent concern for many, it’s important to manage your chronic health problems and learn how to optimize your immune system…

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Cornerstone Urgent Care Center walk-in clinic in Rochester, New York, offers diagnostic testing, occupational medicine, physical examinations, and urgent care services for illness & injuries, and more.