Reasons to Seek Urgent Care Visit Q&A

The most common reason that causes people to visit an urgent care clinic is for the treatment of a respiratory tract infection, such as the common cold. Treatment for the common cold will likely be to treat the individual symptoms that may be prohibiting the patient from recovering comfortably, such as interrupting their sleep. Treatment for other infections such as the flu, a sinus infection, ear or eye infection, or urinary tract infections is also included in some of the most common reasons people visit an urgent care clinic. Urgent care clinics also commonly treat minor injuries, such as sprains and strains, lacerations, minor cuts, minor burns, mild allergic reactions, and asthma. Symptoms such as fevers, abdominal pain, vomiting, dizziness, or nausea are also common causes for trips to an urgent care clinic.

Health conditions that are considered urgent rather than emergent are anything that requires medical attention within the next day or so but is not life- or limb-threatening. Many primary care physicians will not be able to take same-day or walk-in patients, but many health issues, such as infections or injuries, will worsen if medical attention is not sought after as soon as possible. Some examples of health conditions that are considered urgent include abdominal pain, sprains, strains, fevers, cuts that require stitches but in which the patient is not at risk of bleeding out, a sore throat, bacterial vaginosis or yeast infections, urinary tract infections, and much more. Most urgent health conditions are unexpected or caused by an accident, making them incredibly difficult to plan around, making an urgent care clinic the best type of healthcare facility for treatment in these situations.

Urgent care clinics can treat a wide variety of conditions, but it is important to remember that they are not able to offer emergency medical services or treatments that may require emergency surgical procedures. If you visit an urgent care clinic with a condition that is considered an emergency and requires emergency health care, they will send you to the nearest emergency care center. Urgent health care centers are considered to be the middle ground for medical conditions, in that they can take on patients who require health care that is not able to be scheduled as an appointment with their primary care physician due to the risk of the condition worsening but is not considered an emergency. Health conditions that fall into the middle ground category include infections, cold or flu symptoms, minor lacerations, cuts, or burns, sprains, strains, fractures, skin irritations, splinter removals, back pain, minor eye injuries, and other sports injuries. Every individual urgent care clinic may be able to offer slightly different services depending on their capacity and access to diagnostic tools, so it is always recommended that you familiarize yourself with all medical care clinics in your area to know where the best option for medical care will be for any conditions that may develop.

Your primary care physician may be able to fit you in for an appointment in the next couple of days during normal office hours, and some primary care physicians can offer more flexibility than others, but this is not the case for the majority of patients. Minor illnesses cannot be planned for and often only require a quick consultation with a healthcare provider for treatment, but many people do not have access to regular primary care or are unable to take the time off work to make it to an appointment. Quick Family Urgent Care can take in walk-in patients every day of the week and later into the weekday evenings to ensure that every patient has access to quick, high-quality, and affordable healthcare at a time that works best for them.

Numerous urgent yet non-emergency conditions are treated by Diana Sood, and her team at Quick Family Urgent Care. Contact now or walk in. We are conveniently located at 4301 S Flamingo Rd Ste 102 Davie, FL 33330. We serve patients from Davie FL, Pembroke Pines FL, Miramar FL, Pine Island Ridge FL, Plantation FL, Sunrise FL, and surrounding areas.