Dr. Richard Bryant
Family Medicine
DeSoto, TX
22 years experience male
Locations
MedFit Health Center
DeSoto, TX
My office hours
Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Insurances accepted
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Cigna
Humana Insurance Company
UnitedHealthcare
About
Bio
Dr Bryant is from Dallas TX and received his medical school training from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He received his residency training in the Family Practice Residency at Methodist Charlton Medical Center, where he was chief resident for 2003-2004. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine and a practicing member of the medical staff at Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas, TX and Select Specialty Hospital - South Dallas. His outpatient practice is located at MedFit Health Center, DeSoto, TX.
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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.
Family Medicine
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
11 Answers
9 Agrees
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Bryantanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
No: It is not possible to create or change a process like parkinsonism.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
A few days: Generally, most menstrual cycles are 5-7 days in length. The first 3-5 of these will involve moderate to heavy flow of menstrual blood. The last 2-... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Exercise: The best way to raise the metabolism is through regular cardiovascular exercise, also known as aerobic exercise.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
5-10 micrograms/dL: The centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) states that a bll of 5 μg/dl or above is a cause for concern. However, lead can impair devel... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Arthrocentesis: There is rarely blood involved in a swollen knee. An arthrocetesis or drawing off fluid from the joint capsule is not really based on amount of swell... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Bryantanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Elevated pressure: This may be a sign of elevated intracranial pressure depending on which veins. It could also be a sign of shunt infection or shunt malfunction if you... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Likely nothing wrong: Most babies spit up some after many to most feedings. As long as it is not projectile vomiting and the baby seems happy, content, and is gaining weig... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Quite possibly: After lap cholecystectomy, diarrhea once a day is fairly normal. Occasional to frequent nausea is not uncommon, sepia lily with fatty foods. Letharg... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Bryantanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Viral syndrome: 85% of the time someone with your symptoms has a viral upper respiratory illness and antibiotics will not help. The treatment is rest, lots of fluid... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Bryantanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Needs checking: It is not necessarily a bad thing for a glued cut to ooze. However, it may mean an infection or a non-healing cut. It should be looked at by a doct... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Bryantanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Try a PPI: You need to get back to a doctor, maybe a GI specialist. In the meantime, you can try a proton pump inhibitor, such as otc Prilosec or prevaid.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Bryant is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Bryant is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :)
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Thanks for your quick reply!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, TX
Graduated 2001MD
Residency
METHODIST CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Dallas County Medical Society, 2001-present
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