Dr. Zach Patrick
Emergency Medicine
Midland, TX
15 years experience male
Locations
First Choice Emergency Room
Pflugerville, TX
About
Bio
I have had a diverse array of experiences in life that help me relate to many people and situations. I feel this makes me a better doctor and allows for great patient care. I've climbed mountains, jumped out of helicopters, served the country, worked in corporate life, worked for myself, play music and just try to be an all around good dude.
SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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.
Emergency Medicine
Licenses
United States: New Mexico, Texas
Doctor Q&A
346 Answers
118 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 45-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: There should be no problem with your playlets. However if you have been taking any aspirin then I would talk to your doctor about this as your platele... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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See a doctor: You should see a doctor for a detailed examination. It is possible you have migraines but there is no way to be sure with all your symptoms without a... Read More
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A female asked:
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Not likely: The cough and wheezing after the flu (or any viral cold) can last up to 28 days and still be normal. If you are coughing up thick dark phlegm or still... Read More
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A female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Muscle cramp: It sounds like a cramp. This can be due to many things including heat, lack of warm up, stretching, dehydration and normal strain from exertion.
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Lowest dose: It's usually the lowest available does. However this medicine needs to be prescribed and should not be used other than as prescribed. You should never... Read More
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A female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Yes they're accurate: If you've had 6 negative tests and your period is normal the. You are not pregnant. You can't have a period if you're pregnant. I'm not sure why you'r... Read More
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A female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Yes: If you have had no injury that would result in a bruise like this then you should be evaluated, especially given your history of several DVTs.
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A male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See a doctor: Rashes are very different and require a in person evaluation to accurately diagnose and treat.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
It would seem so: You described allergic symptoms in response to a similar stimulus ( the cat). You have two choices, avoid cats or start using allergy medicine when yo... Read More
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A male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See a doctor: You should see a doctor for a detailed examination. It is possible you have migraines or nerve compression but there is no way to be sure with all yo... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See your Doctor: Abdominal pain can have many complex causes. You need a physical exam to try and figure this out. Please see your doctor.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See your Doctor: Abdominal pain can have many complex causes. You need a physical exam to try and figure this out. Please see your doctor.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Take a pregnancy tes: If you are pregnant then you should go to the ER. If you have a negative home pregnancy test then you are probably just having an irregular period. Th... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Possible: A CT scan is a general diagnostic tool. It is possible to pick up a mass on CT depending on the size and the body of the person. However there is no w... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Not everyone but: A lot of women do have problems with constipation as the space for the organs gets less and less as the pregnancy progresses. Talk to your OB about ho... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Go to the ER: There could be a reaction to the insect bite. Go to an ER now as your symptoms are concerning for allergic reaction or envenomation. Without the actua... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: After about 1 hour the stuff in your stomach has pass out of it. After 2 hours the pills have already broken down and have been absorbed. So I would n... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
It depends: Alcohol causes dehydration. It also causes lowered inhibitions. Depending on what actions you performed while out drinking you could have strained you... Read More
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4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Up to 2 months: The morning after pill changes the woman's normal cycle. It is the same type of medication as birth control pills. It can cause a very heavy period a... Read More
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A female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Yes you could: It is possible to conceive prior to your period. The fact that you are almost a week late means it is likely. Take a pregnancy test tomorrow. If you ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See your doctor : Cramping and white discharge after unprotected intercourse can be signs of an infection that can only be analyzed by labs and physical examination. Pl... Read More
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A female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Carefully: Rock and Rye is just rye whisky with rock sugar. I can not recommend alcohol for treating your cold. However as with all alcoholic beverages use commo... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: The oral contrast used helps to show the small bowel. It is difficult to see it otherwise. There are no alternatives to drinking it as the MRI already... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See a doctor: Rashes are very different and require a in person evaluation to accurately diagnose and treat.
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A female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
NO: There is no such thing as a detox. The function of the liver is to filter the blood already. There is a common misconception that you need to "cleanse... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Not enough info: sounds like muscle strains. You could try advil (ibuprofen) ,However to be more accurate you need to provide more info. If you are in severe pain plea... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: 38 Celsius is the cut off for fever definition. In Fahrenheit it would be 100.4 or higher.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Not enough info: Your question is so vague there is no possible way to address it.
Pleas give as much information about your symptoms as you can.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Muscles: If the pain has been constant then more than likely you are having muscle aches. Poor positioning on the bike can cause this, this is amplified by lon... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Keep your cash: As a healthy young adult, there is no need for supplementation. A large study recently showed that there is no health benefits from multivitamin suppl... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Maybe: It could be that it is still a cyst. They can grow and become rather painful, especially if they become infected. This does not make the initial diagn... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Yes: this is a normal physiological effect. And yes Cold makes it feel much worse.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Test isn't the prob: You and your baby share everything. THC is passed across the placenta to the fetus. It is good that you have stopped. You should also not drink, smoke... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: It is a middle of the road appropriate dosage.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Many: There are many causes of abnormal wall motion. There is no way to specifically answer this question without a long detailed history and multiple tests... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: halving the dose when tapering off a medication is usual practice. Follow you doctors instructions and inform them of any unusual effects.
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Maybe : If you have a fever, 101.4 F or higher, headache and other symptoms you should. They will need to perform a lumbar puncture to test the cerebral spina... Read More
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933 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See a doctor: Rashes are very different and require a in person evaluation to accurately diagnose and treat.
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1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: The Eustachian tube is just that a tube. It connects the inner ear to the back of the throat. No fluid stays in it. Drink enough so that you urinate m... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Several poss: Several possibilities are venous insufficiency, meaning you have reflux in the veins in you lower legs, this can be fixed with a surgery if this is th... Read More
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933 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See a doctor: Rashes are very different and require a in person evaluation to accurately diagnose and treat.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Several things: Protein in the urine can signal a problem with the kidney's filtration. Usually there will be several tests to verify what your kidney function is, yo... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
No: If the range is in reference to Urobilinogen this is a normal value.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Yes: your finger is very sensitive, it's how you feel. The injury causes pain and swelling. It will take time for this to go away. Make sure you keep it cl... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrickanswered
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See a doctor: You need a exam and testing, including pelvic exam to determine if you have a serious infection.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
See your doctor: There can be many reasons for this. It sounds like an anal fissure. However without being able to examen you it is hard to say for sure. You should ge... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Any: There is no one better test than the other, despite what the box says.
Choose the test that is more affordable and use that one. All tests have a p... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
Not great: As an unregulated herbal supplement there is no true scientific studies on the supplement. Most of the supplements that you can buy over the counter a... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
It can: However it will need to be something you continue after the therapy has ended. If you stop doing the exercises then you will lose the benefits in the ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
I wouldn't: If your doctor advised you not to eat the day before then you should not. The bowel prep will clear everything out. Make sure you are meant not to eat... Read More
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Jun 26, 2014
I fully recommend Dr. Patrick to anyone needing his help as he seems to care deeply about his field of Emergency Medicine. Great Physician and Colleague and asset to the community at HealthTap!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Patrick is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Patrick is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks. I knew about the possible side effects of mixing this with regular antidepressants. It's cheaper in capsules (uncoated).
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Thanks for sparing your time to answer but i think it may have started due to my irregular food habit. I am going to have it thoroughly investigated
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you so much for your quick response Dr. Patrick, you've really made me feel much more at ease. Happy holidays!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, IA
Graduated 2008MD
Residency
CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Completed 2012
Awards
Top Emergency Medicine Specialist , First Place, Texas - Summer
2014
Founding Rx Editor, First Place, National - Winter
2015
Top Doctor, Second Place, the Austin Region - Spring
2017
Affiliations
American Osteopathic Association
American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
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