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River Valley Medical Center
Dardanelle, AR
About
Bio
Like to run.
Very blessed by God to have the best kids (my sons are 20 and 18).
Practicing for 17 years.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
General Practice
Licenses
United States: Arkansas
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
26 Answers
16 Agrees
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Scottanswered
Specializes in General Practice
Crying : Good question. One in which millions of mothers have asked. There is no right answer. Baby crying is common sense. They are hungry, dirty diaper, gass... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Fever: Fever can be scary in a kid. Causes are most likely viral and influenza is the star culprit. My rule is if conservative treatment fails, go back to se... Read More
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A 19-year-old member asked:
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Numerous: The best way to find out is to get it removed and evaluated by a pathologist. No need in putting that off.
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Medicines?: Some medications are known to cause chronic cough. Most common is ace inhibitor. However, a bronchoscope is needed along with pulminary function testi... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Topical steroids. : Depends on the type of eczema. Moisturizers and topical steroids are most commonly used. Antibiotics may be needed periodically. Immunosuppressives fo... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Hemorrhoid: Based on your question, you may have a thrombosed internal hemorrhoid. However, you are always better off having your doctor examine you to rule out a... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Treat the problem: For coughs related to allergies, you need to be concerned about the cause. Is it drainage or sub clinical allergic asthma. Need to see your doctor. H... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Exercise : Avoiding anything in excess that is known to be toxic to the liver is obvious (tylenol, alcohol, etc...). However, it's equally important to maintain ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Smell: Wow. That can be very frustrating. The causes are too numerous to be just one thing and are commonly multi factorial. Disturbances in olfaction can re... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Asthma : Has she been checked for asthma or acid reflux? Is the cough monthly or seasonal. Has she had a bronchoscope to look for other causes? Is she in presc... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Weight?: To lose weight, you must eat and exercise. Weight loss is 70% diet. What most do is eat less. Yes, they lose weight but it's all muscle they are losin... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Fungal?: Not visualizing the nail, one would assume you're referring to a nail fungus. This is difficult to treat but is treatable and i believe necessary as i... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Nerve damage: What your experiencing is nerve damage. It will or may be permanent if the cause is not corrected. Nerve conduction velocity is needed to help determi... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Huh?: I'm not sure what you were asking. I'm sure you did not mean "gravel". However, for fever or pain, Ibuprofen and acetomenophen respectably are best an... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Swelling. : It's very common for children under the age of 6 to get fluid in the middle ear that causes pressure and head ache. Not an infection. The swelling bel... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Allergies are the number one reason for chronic dry cough next to acid reflux. See your doctor to determine which. Treatment is simple.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Different?: Anytime you have surgery, you are never going to be the same as prior. You will notice difference. Check with your ophthalmologist. Most likely you ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Too little hex: Age with djd would imply you may be overweight, possible autoimmune condition, probable thyroid condition, etc .... Based on what I see here. Good thi... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Stop surgery: Swelling from an operation that would be last resort. How much you want to lose weight and be healthy is directly related to the amount of work you ar... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Spasms: First off, tell your doctor the Librax (clinidium and chlordiazepoxide) failed. Communication is very important in medicine. Next, there are a lot of... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Abnormal. : Psychosis is defined as abnormal thought process. Being the way you are does not make you psychotic. However, if it bothers you, you really need to se... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Biopsy: The only way to know what that is is to have it biopsied. Then youll have your answer and no worries.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Male or female : That's a loaded question. Male or female? Old or young? Painless? All day long and night or just at night? Overweight? Shortness of breath with exerti... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Questions: Have you seen his doctor? Has his neck been examined. Does he have pain in the same arm? Are there any other neurological symptoms? How old is he? Wha... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Sugar: When we eat too much sugar (glucose), our body breaks the 6 carbon glucose down to 3 carbon sugar alcohol called glycerol. At this small molecular lev... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Nope: Nothing is 100% in medicine. However, you can relieve your symptoms if taking the medicine properly. It's designed to be taken 30 min prior to the lar... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Scott is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Scott is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you. I had an mri w/o contrast and my dr. just sent me a letter saying I have arthritis and that was it. Its been three months of barely being able to walk or drive without crying. I'm changing ...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for your response. I will do a follow up with my neurologist
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I'm worried abt dehydration. How much liquid should I give him?
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