Archive for 'Doc Talk: Frequently Asked Questions' Category
Doc Talk: Managing multiple prescriptions
When you or somebody in your family, especially an aging parent or grandparent, has LOTS of prescriptions, it can be very tough to keep up with what he or she is taking, how much and why. As we all know, prescription medications don’t always play nice together so it’s very important for someone to be [...]
Doc Talk: What is a heart murmur?
When you’re pregnant, the first sound you hear from your baby is his or her heartbeat during one of your early prenatal doctor appointments. So once the baby is born and something sounds “off” about that all-important heartbeat, it can be very scary for parents. Most of us have heard the term “heart murmur” before, [...]
Doc Talk: Important heart tests
Few people love the idea of tests, especially when they’re medical tests. Not only can they be hard to understand, there are also so many of them! Which ones tell us the most about our overall health? Which tests should you have done and when? As you may know, heart disease continues to be the [...]
Doc Talk: Abdominal pain during pregnancy
Anyone who has ever been pregnant knows that abdominal pain can really freak a mama out. But, as you may also know, some pain is very normal during pregnancy while other types of pain can be warning signs that you need medical attention. So how’s a pregnant mama supposed to know which pain is normal [...]
Doc Talk: Avoiding the dreaded stomach bug!
Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a mama faster than a suspected case of the horrible, the dreaded…. STOMACH FLU! Ugh. If you’ve ever had it or seen it travel through your family with lightning speed, you know it’s not pretty. And we mamas go out of our way to avoid catching it or [...]
Doc Talk: How heart attack symptoms can be different for women
So many women still think heart attacks are far more common for men. In fact, heart disease is the NUMBER ONE killer of women in the U.S. One of the reasons so many women don’t get the emergency treatment they need for a heart attack is because they don’t always recognize the symptoms, which can [...]
Doc Talk: Do Cold Prevention Medicines Really Work?
Happy Monday, mamas! We’re taking you to a virtual doctor’s appointment with no waiting, no shots and no bill! Our popular Doc Talk series of video podcasts features local Mercy physicians and nurses answering frequently asked questions asked by local moms. Today we’ll hear the answer to a question doctors and nurses get asked pretty [...]
Doc Talk: The story of my mellow yellow firstborn
True story: When I had my first baby, I thought he looked absolutely perfect, as most mothers do. He had blue eyes, strawberry blonde hair, and beautiful skin that seemed to be a little bit tan even in the middle of December. When my friend Jennifer (already a mama of two kids) came over to [...]
Doc Talk: Signs of dementia in aging parents and grandparents
Welcome back to another installment of Doc Talk, a virtual trip to the doctor’s office. No waiting rooms required! Today’s video will bring you into the exam room with Nurse Practitioner Betty Sammer of Bella Vista Medical Center. Nurse Sammer will explain the red flags we should watch out for in order to catch the [...]
Doc Talk: Warning signs of childhood diabetes
Welcome back to another installment of Doc Talk, a virtual trip to the doctor’s office. No waiting rooms required! Today’s video will bring you into the exam room with Dr. James Scherer, a pediatrician at Mercy Pediatric Clinic in Bentonville. (He has treated all three of my kids, and he is awesome!) Dr. Scherer will [...]
Doc Talk: The difference between a bad mood and depression
Welcome back to Doc Talk — a regular feature that takes you on a virtual trip to the doctor’s office. This week’s topic is so important because moms often deal with mood fluctuations and it’s so important to know when a “bad mood” turns into something more serious which needs medical treatment. As we all [...]
Doc Talk: Heartburn during pregnancy
We all know a loaded chili dog can cause a nasty case of heartburn, but what do you do when the “chili dog” is a baby who has taken up a 9-month lease in your uterus? Don’t worry, the doctor is in and he’ll give us the info on why heartburn during pregnancy can be [...]
Doc Talk: Fear of needles!
I can’t think of even one mom who hasn’t had to deal with fear of needles at one point or another. It’s so common for kids to get nervous about shots, and sometimes even we mamas get a little squeamish about them, too. We asked Advanced Nurse Practitioner Megan Morgan, who is also a fellow [...]
Doc Talk: 10 Commandments of Weight Loss
Welcome back to Doc Talk, which is like a virtual trip to the doctor’s office (minus the waiting room). We sat down with several of the docs, nurses and specialists at Mercy Health System and asked them all kinds of questions that we, as women and mothers, are interested in. We post the video answers [...]
Doc Talk: Biggest health risks for women
Time for another online trip to the doctor’s office! This time we’re checking in with Dr. Christopher Johnson of Rogers Medical Center. He is super easy to talk to. We asked Dr. Johnson about the biggest health risks for women ages 35 to 40. (Anybody out there besides us in this group?) Click on the [...]
Doc Talk: Should you carry an aspirin with you in case of heart attack?
It’s time for another online trip to the doctor’s office. This time we’re visiting with Deb Walker of Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas. She’s a nurse practitioner with Mercy Cardiology Clinic and has 22 years of experience in this field. (She’s also a fifth generation native of Northwest Arkansas!) As you may know, heart [...]
Doc Talk: Done having kids? Watch this.
Happy Tuesday, mamas! It’s time for another online trip to the doctor’s office at Mercy Health System. This time we’ve got an appointment with local gynecologist Dr. Randall Feezell of Northwest Arkansas Gynecology. We asked him about a procedure called NovaSure, which is designed only for women who are certain they’re done having children. The [...]
Doc Talk: The most important lab tests
Welcome back to another installment of our online trip to the doctor’s office! This week we’ve got a virtual appointment with Dr. Christopher Johnson of Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas. Click on Dr. Johnson’s photo at right to hear more about his training and background. Click the “play” arrow below to watch his video [...]
Doc Talk: Info on Gardasil vaccine
This video feature allows moms to listen to the opinions of local doctors, nurses and specialists about a variety of topics. We took our video camera to Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas and asked some of the questions moms are most interested in, and we taped the answers so we can share them with [...]
Doc Talk: Treatment options for IBS
I.B.S. When you put these three dreaded letters together, it spells a whole lot of trouble and discomfort for a whole lot of people. Those who do battle with Irritable Bowel Syndrome know it can be tricky to manage it. So today we’re checking in with Dr. Kuntal Thaker, a gastroenterologist at Mercy Institute of [...]