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Dr. Don Benson, DO

Emergency Medicine Specialist

Dr. Don Benson practices Emergency Medicine in Fraser, MI. Dr. Benson assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Benson examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
39 years Experience
Dr. Don Benson, DO
  • Fraser, MI
  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Accepting new patients

Chlamydia

No, not without a urethral culture or examination of the urine.

Edibles and Vicodin

My advise to you, given your current options, is if the edibles have been effective, use them to get off of Vicodin as quickly as possible. Marijaunna is known to be habit forming READ MORE
My advise to you, given your current options, is if the edibles have been effective, use them to get off of Vicodin as quickly as possible. Marijaunna is known to be habit forming but not physically addictive. Physical and psychological addiction to opiates can ruin your life very quickly.

Balloon feeling in neck?

Go to emergency room. There is a possibility of mediastinal emphysema and mediastinitis.

Do I need to make a appointment with urgent care

Go to emergency room with that complaint.

Can I fix high blood pressure at home?

If you educate yourself and learn to take your own blood pressure, the answer is yes. You must be motivated enough. There are short acting medications that you can take for occasional READ MORE
If you educate yourself and learn to take your own blood pressure, the answer is yes. You must be motivated enough. There are short acting medications that you can take for occasional significant elevations in blood pressure, and most long acting drugs are initially prescribed at lower doses so you can increase them slowly. It takes time, but again you must be motivated and knowledgeable to be successful.

Should I go to the hospital if I have COVID?

Unless you are short of breath at rest or with exertion, have chest pain, have a fast heart rate > 100 beats per minute, or have severe diarrhea and are dehydrated, it is not necessary READ MORE
Unless you are short of breath at rest or with exertion, have chest pain, have a fast heart rate > 100 beats per minute, or have severe diarrhea and are dehydrated, it is not necessary to go to emergency. It is best that you do not.

What is dangerously low hemoglobin?

It depends on how fast your hemoglobin falls. If it is falling fast, you could have either bleeding somewhere, or an immune disease that is causing your red cells to break apart, READ MORE
It depends on how fast your hemoglobin falls. If it is falling fast, you could have either bleeding somewhere, or an immune disease that is causing your red cells to break apart, or other serious problem. If your hemoglobin is stable (not changing over time), you most likely have iron deficiency - especially if you are a woman and are menstruating. A hemoglobin less than 10, although not immediately life threatening, is of concern and you should be seen regularly by a physician. A hemoglobin less than 8 can result in heart or kidney failure over time.

What should I expect from insecticide poisoning

You should go immediately to the emergency room and bring the bottle/can of insecticide with you.