Get checked to avoid
complications
If you have suffered a recent knee injury, it is important to get
urgent or immediate care to avoid serious complications. Knee injuries are not
just for professional or college athletes, there are many different ways to
injure a knee such as falls, twisting injuries, car accidents, and work place
repetitive use. Your most important consideration is to make sure that you have
not suffered a fracture. If you have any concern that there is a fracture, you
should go to an Emergency Room or an Urgent Care Center for an x-ray.
Treatment at an urgent care center
If you feel the need to go an Emergency
Room after a knee injury, you can expect the following:
1.
Examination – You will be examined by a doctor or health care provider. He or she will
determine if there are any urgent conditions that require further testing,
treatment or admission to a hospital.
2.
X-Ray – You will most likely have an
X-ray to rule out the possibility of a fracture. If you do have a fracture, the
urgent care physician will determine if you can go home, or if you need to be
referred to an orthopedic surgeon. After leaving the urgent care clinic, your
primary care doctor or orthopedic surgeon will examine you and determine if an
MRI is necessary.
3.
Discharge Home – In most cases, patients
are able to return home without the need to be admitted to the hospital. After
a knee injury, it is very common for the urgent care doctor to send you home
with a knee immobilizer that prevents you from bending the knee until you are
seen by your primary care doctor or orthopedic surgeon.
Convenient, walk-in care for
Germantown, MD
We all want the best for our families, especially when it comes to
healthcare and preventive medicine. Medical Access provides convenient walk-in
care as an alternative to long waits in the emergency room. Their friendly staff
will carefully and quickly assess your needs and provide the appropriate
services, from preventive medicine to x-ray and lab services. Their facilities
are fully staffed and equipped in order to meet the demands of their patients
and their healthcare needs.
Dr. Manbir Takhar is the Chief Medical Officer, and has been associated
with Medical Access since 1999. She is qualified to treat almost any type of
injury or illness that may present itself. In addition to these qualifications,
she is also a Civil Surgeon and Medical Review Officer. This designation is
granted by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, making Medical
Access one of the select facilities for immigration physicals. Call them today
or simply drop in, as no appointment is needed to receive timely, quality
urgent care for fevers or any non life-threatening health issues.
