Have you ever woken up in the morning with a sore throat, and you have no idea where it came from? This happens more often than you might like to admit, especially with the everyday weather changes that seem to happen in Tennessee. One minute it is raining and the next minute the sun is shining from a bright blue sky. However, a sore throat can be more than just a weather-change symptom. Our team ...
Hello, Old Man Winter. Hello, seasonal allergies!? According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, approximately 50 million people living in the United States are diagnosed with allergies every year. Could your recent cough be a sign of your seasonal allergies flaring up again? Read on as our team at AFC Urgent Care Sevierville takes a look at the issue. Is My Cough a Sign of Allergies? When have allergies, you can experience ...
Doesn’t your stuffy nose know you have a holiday calendar to tend to? Unfortunately, no. But our team at AFC Urgent Care Sevierville doesn’t want you suffering a stuffy nose when you have plans for the holiday season. That’s why we’re sharing insight to help you find relief from nasal congestion and other sinus infection symptoms as soon as possible. Do I Have a Sinus Infection? It can be hard to ...
Hypertension is just another name for high blood pressure, which is when the force of blood flow is too strong against the artery walls. More than 3 million cases of high blood pressure are diagnosed every year. Fortunately, if you’re one of those living with high blood pressure, there are ways to lower your blood pressure. And if you don’t yet have high blood pressure, there are steps you can take to prevent ...
Life gets busy and hectic from time to time. It can easily wear us down, and it can cause us to feel more tired than usual. But how do you know when your fatigue is due to something other than stress? Let our team at AFC Urgent Care Sevierville step you through what fatigue is—and what can cause it. What Is Fatigue? Fatigue is defined as when a person feels tired, has no energy ...
Did you know more than 3 million urinary tract infections (also known as UTIs) occur every year? Although both men and women can experience a UTI, they’re more common among women. When you have a UTI, prompt treatment is important, which is why our team at AFC Urgent Care Sevierville wants to offer some perspective on the condition. What Is a Urinary Tract Infection? A urinary tract infection occurs when an infection occurs in ...
Did you know that more than 2 million cases of walking pneumonia occur every year? If you become part of that statistic, our team at AFC Urgent Care Sevierville is here to help prescribe treatment and get you back to feeling your best. What Is Walking Pneumonia? As a milder form of pneumonia, walking pneumonia occurs when a bacterial infection affects your upper and lower respiratory tract. Although walking pneumonia is mostly experienced by school-age ...
The waiting game can be a tough one. Whether you are an employee or a company, you want to get results from any type of medical test as soon as possible. That’s definitely the case when it comes to a drug screening. Fortunately, our local urgent care center here in Sevierville is able to handle drug screenings with same dayresults! What Is the Purpose of a Drug Screening? Chances are that you know someone ...
fbq(‘track’, ‘ViewContentSevierville’); fbq('track', 'ViewContentBronchitis'); Sevierville, and all of east Tennessee really, can be a hotbed of allergies. But does that have to mean that bronchitis is right around the corner? Our team at AFC Urgent Care Sevierville wants to help you decipher whether your symptoms point toward allergies or bronchitis. Read on for a look. Do I Have Allergies? Tennessee is known to be one of the worst states for seasonal allergies due ...
The last thing you need when trying to get your kids off to school for a new year is to feel under the weather due to a respiratory infection. Honestly, it’s the last thing you need anytime! If you think you may be experiencing a respiratory infection, let our team at AFC Urgent Care Sevierville offer some insight on the condition. What Is a Respiratory Infection? Approximately 3 million respiratory infections are diagnosed in ...
