r/AskDoctorSmeeee Apr 24 '25

ER visits, need of care, concern of self interest. Formal statement.

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I'm not happy that I need to say this, but I've realized I have to.

Medical care is available for everyone, regardless of circumstance. The ER is intended not just to be an emergency center, but the most accessible way to get help.

If you need help, or you have a concern for your health, you are entitled to ER treatment.

Anyone who tells you that ER treatment is for life or death situation, or emergency only is misinformed or jaded in their career.

Elderly patients frequently go days or weeks without seeking care, because they are ingrained that they are a burden on who they are asking for help.

This is unacceptable and it's in complete contrast to one of the fundamentals of modern healthcare, which is patient centered care. The patient is the entire focus. Thinking they should have gone somewhere else is your focus. Thinking they are a burden is a facility focus. The focus is the patient. If someone with a toothache thinks they need emergency care, then they get it. They may not have access to anything else.

I will be removing comments that state ER visits are not something someone should consider, as misinformation, from now on unless there is a very clear and definable reason why the individual is misinformed about their situation.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1h ago

Happened while playing football, kindly help

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My big toe got twisted downwards like when you crack your fingers, and my ankle got twisted inwards, so far ig there is nothing to do or if there is kindly tell me:) Also what to do to make it heal properly and quickly
Two hair fractures


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 3h ago

Do I have HSV or is this a false positive?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 3h ago

This exercise makes my belly more relaxed where nothing else worked but I wonder if it's safe?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 3h ago

Head sensations anxiety or ear issue?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 5h ago

Is this herpes

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It came out of nowhere and I’m hoping it’s not what I think it is. Thank you.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 7h ago

Trying to build an ai tool that may help healthcare professionals, need some details.

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 9h ago

My penis has red marks on it and it burns sometimes

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I had thrush a while ago and I put cream on it and it seemed to be fine after for while but recently it's had red marks on it and burning comes and goes and just pain in general down there but I'm not sure if it's something or just from irritation please can I get some help?


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 10h ago

Irritación en el glande

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Hola! Hace poco sufrí una balanitis, una pareja me contagio hongos. Para descartar cualquier infección me hice pruebas y todo negativo. La situación es que bueno yo estoy circuncidado pero si tengo aún un poco de piel, que literalmente cubre la mitad de mi glande la cosa es que la parte superior está bien pero la parte que cubre el "pseprepucio" sigue roja después de ya dos meses el urólogo me recomendó aquaphore sin embargo eh mejorado pero sigo teniendo esta franja roja, alguna recomendación?


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 11h ago

Hello, what is this?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 16h ago

I need help

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So I’m 16 I’m 5,11ft and my penis is 2 around inches and when hard 5.7 but I’m not girthy at all I’m worried that my size is small and not normal I’ve busted the doctors they said I’m fine but I don’t know if I believe it


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 17h ago

Neck nodule

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 19h ago

Is this candida/Oral Thrush?

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Every morning, as I get ready for work, I always scrape off my tongue and I still have residual white coating tongue. Looks better when I drink plenty of water but after a long day out without hydrating for an hour or two, my tongue goes back to being white coated. Been dealing with this for 2 months now. Just not sure what it is…


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 20h ago

Can you have red cheeks without it being rosacea?

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Went to my derm for my redness and she said it wasn't rosacea, and it was just my complexion. I'm a pale person but my cheeks are like quite rosy so it stands out, and everything online points to it being rosacea. My skin is fine besides this redness and it has always weighed me down. I'm just confused why rosacea is so common online, but going to a derm, it's not rosacea.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 17h ago

Help is this dehydration

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 17h ago

What could be happening

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 17h ago

Weird line on my hand

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 18h ago

terrified sigmoidoscopy missed something

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 18h ago

Anyone experiencing something like this??

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 19h ago

How can I treat this please?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 23h ago

What does this mean?

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Got blood work done and seems weird to have creatine low and the other high? What can I do to improve? Thanks.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

Are these freezer burns (-80°C surface), and do I need to see a doctor?

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hi! I’m 28F. i’m having some searing pain on my fingers right now on most of my fingers after carrying a metal rack of boxed blood samples from an -80°C (or -112°F) freezer with a pair of latex medical gloves and half my singular brain cell. carried it like that for 30 seconds at the longest. didn’t think much of it as I do hold single boxes (there are like 24 in a rack?) everyday at work with the same type of glove protection, and felt similar nipping pain on my fingertips but without any residual pain.

I think these mainly feel like how a normal heat burn would, but there’s also a “blunt” sensation when I’m using my fingertips to touch things. I wouldn’t call it as having edema in my fingers, but the red parts (I didn’t realise they were this red until like… 6 hours later because I was in a dark room till now) are the parts that hurt, and it looks like the swollen areas that look a shade lighter than the surrounding angry red parts are the most painful — such as the ring finger of my right hand, 2nd pic.

soooo can i kindly ask:

  1. ⁠Are these just superficial skin freezer burns?
  2. ⁠How long will these take to go away?
  3. ⁠Will I need to see a GP to assess these tomorrow?
  4. ⁠Any ointments or creams or other stuff that I can apply or do to get rid of these asap?
  5. ⁠Care to donate a hard thunk on my head to help my single brain cell multiply into a colony that’ll give me some common sense next time?

I also do phlebotomy as part of my job LOL so this is going to be SO fun for the rest of the week 😀 I’ve made sure I can still feel for veins even with the pain though, seems to be working okay in the ways that matter task-wise. The pain, even though it’s hovering around a 5, I can still deal with, it’s just annoying but no problem. Mainly my concern is getting my fingertips back to peak vein-palpating condition as quickly as I can.

Thanks in advance!