Reading & Interpreting Your Liver Function Test
Tests for liver function involve testing the blood to diagnose liver diseases and determine how well the liver carries out its normal functions. Some tests will measure the level of specific proteins in your blood. Others will check for the presence and amount of enzymes produced by liver cells in response to disease or damage….
Top 5 Most Common Reasons to Visit the Emergency Room in San Antonio
It is not uncommon for people to seek medical attention for ER services. In fact, approximately 124 million people visit emergency clinics in the United States each year for various reasons. Prestige Emergency Room offers full-service emergency care 24/7, 365 days a year, for patients around the San Antonio area. For the 5 most common…
Where Can I Find an Abdominal Ultrasound in San Antonio?
Abdominal ultrasounds are one of the safest and least intrusive ways for doctors to see what’s going on in your body. Contrary to what you may think, ultrasounds aren’t just used to look into the uteruses of pregnant women; this simple medical procedure can be done on virtually anyone. It’s also easy to find a…
Why Does My Back Hurt When I Breathe?
When you breathe in, the diaphragm muscle contracts and moves downward, expanding your chest cavity and filling your lungs with air. This breathing mechanism also recruits your abdominal muscles and the muscles between your ribs to help move your diaphragm when you exhale and inhale. The human body is so efficient that all these muscles…
Signs of Appendicitis
Abdominal pain can be caused by different things, including something as simple as overeating or something as serious as appendicitis. Estimates show that at least one in every twenty individuals gets appendicitis in the United States. While it can occur at any age, the inflammation is rare in children aged 2 and below. Appendicitis mostly affects…
Pooping Blood After Drinking
If you’ve been drinking alcohol and noticed some blood in your stool, you may be suffering from gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is bleeding found anywhere in the digestive system, including bleeding from the mouth to the rectum. This bleeding is caused by disorders within an individual’s digestive tract. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, also known as gastrointestinal bleeding,…
The Legend of the ER Debunked
As one of the main lines of defense in our most frightening and life-threatening moments, the emergency room has always been a hot topic. It shows up in television shows and debates about health care and all kinds of assertions get thrown around about it – some of which are very misleading. While we don’t…
8 Benefits of a Freestanding Emergency Room
Freestanding emergency rooms are vital during this pandemic. They are caring for coronavirus patients, thereby lightening the load on local area medical facilities. This happened due to a request from the Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers in Texas. They asked the Health and Human Services Commission to change the rules, letting freestanding clinics help reduce…
Prestige ER Featured on MySA.com
Prestige ER has been favorably mentioned in an article on the My San Antonio blog. With the headline being: “The future of emergency care is here”, the post is a ringing endorsement of the cutting edge and revolutionary nature of the services you can expect to receive at Prestige Emergency Rooms. Among other things, the…
My Emergency, My Choice.
Prestige Emergency Rooms supports My Emergency, My Choice, an initiative fighting for the rights of individuals to choose superior emergency care. According to a statement on their home page: “We are a group of concerned Texans, made up of patients, physicians, nurses, billing specialists, and health insurance holders – just like you – tired of…
