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Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care
    • News
    Alicia Tezel, MD Elected to Urgent Care Association Board
      Our very own Chief Medical Officer, Alicia Tezel, MD, FAAP, was elected to the Urgent Care Association Board. As a director on the board, Dr. Tezel will join a group of medical professionals seeking to bring the best of urgent care education and resources to the industry. Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care received accreditation...
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    Telemedicine
    Telemedicine! It’s everywhere. It’s fast, easy, and convenient! At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we began offering telemedicine to our patients as a way to obtain care without leaving the comfort of their homes. For pediatric patients, this can be a wonderful way to treat certain conditions that do not require a...
    • Fever
    What You Need To Know About Pediatric Fevers
    Fever is one of the most common reasons a child is brought to the doctor. Believe it or not, fever is not harmful in most cases! Fever usually occurs as a response to a viral or bacterial infection in the body. Fever is one of the body’s amazing built-in immune responses. When the body’s immune...
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    New Clinic Now Open
    Thank you to KABB for coming out and taking a look around our new clinic! Find us at 2039 E. Houston St, 78202
    • Colds
    Does Your Child Need to be Tested for RSV?
    RSV, short for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, is one of the cold viruses seen every year with a season extending from about October through March. Children may have fever accompanied with runny nose, nasal congestion, and cough. Wheezing often develops with RSV, however; it is more common in children less than two years of age. There...
    • News
    The flu season has arrived!
    The flu season has arrived! This year the Center for Disease Control did not recommend the FluMist because they found that it did not protect children against the influenza (flu) infection. Because of this, the only recommended vaccines available are by injection. It appears that the current vaccine will be effective against the different flu...
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    Understanding Insurance Terms: Co-Pays, Deductibles and Facility Fees
    At Little Spurs we accept many kinds of insurances including Medicaid Superior, TRICARE, and BCBS. A full list can be found here: https://www.littlespurspedi.com/insurance.php With health insurance becoming more expensive, many policies now have higher co-pays and deductibles in order to maintain the same premium. So what is a co-pay? The co-pay is the payment set by...
    • News
    Where to take your child: ER or Pediatric Urgent Care?
    Imagine your child is ill or has just sustained an injury. How do you know whether you should go to the Emergency Room or a Pediatric Urgent Care? ERs are very busy and many times are overwhelmed with patients who could easily be managed in a Pediatric Urgent Care setting. More seriously injured children are cared...
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    Squashing a Stomach Bug
    What is Gastroenteritis? Gastroenteritis, commonly known as “a stomach bug,” or “stomach flu,” is an inflammation or infection of the intestines. It typically causes vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and dehydration. In most cases, the infection clears within a few days, but sometimes it takes longer. The primary risk is dehydration. What causes it? Gastroenteritis can...
    • News
    Finding Medical Care on Medicaid
    If your child has Medicaid and is in need of a doctor, you should always try calling your child’s primary care provider for an appointment. But if their doctor is unavailable, where should you go? Clearly if your child is very sick or seriously injured you should go to a pediatric hospital. But going to...
    • News
    Why Choose A Pediatric Urgent Care?
    As the former Medical Director at the largest Pediatric Emergency Center in San Antonio, I became acutely aware of the number of children brought to the emergency room for non-life threatening or non-emergent problems. The child and parents sometimes waited up to 12 hours to be seen by a physician. The parents were usually unable...
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