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Urgent & Family Care at Avery Ranch
Austin, TX
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I'm a family physician that practices both family practice and urgent care medicine across all ages.
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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
Sports Medicine
Urgent Care
Licenses
United States: Texas
Doctor Q&A
103 Answers
65 Agrees
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa treatment: MRSA can be treated with topical treatments and sometimes antibiotics. Less severe infections can be cleaned, deeper abscesses drained. More serious... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa varies: A mrsa skin infection can usually be easily treated. If mrsa gets into the blood stream ( patient becomes septic) it can be a very serious infection.... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
No zostrix (capsaicin): Zoster vaccination will not help the symptoms of an active outbreak of shingles. It can help prevent future outbreaks though
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 24 years experience
Nerve pain: Sounds like there is either impingement in the shoulder or something pinching a nerve in the cervical spine.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 24 years experience
De-flea: De-flea the rabbit. Wash clothing in hot water.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Lip: Cold sore vs bacterial infection. Easy to sort out with an exam
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
1/2 life 6 hours: The half life is short, 3-6 hrs. It should be largely cleared 1-2 days.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Cyst of some type: Several things can cause it, there are deposits like lipomas, epidermal cysts, that are benign but can be painful. A common problem in that area can ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa in community: Mrsa is often more severe in the hospital. There are community types of Mrsa outside hospitals. It is often passed skin it skin with athletes, close... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Swab: A test for mrsa is a swab called a culture. Either the skin or the nostrils or a wound is swabbed. If it is positive bacteria is on the swab from th... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Treatment mrsa: Treatment for mrsa involves oral antibiotics for severe infections. The nose needs to be treated with a topical antibiotic like mupirocin. The skin ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa : Mrsa is passed by direct contact. The risk with casual contact is very low with good hygiene.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa: There are two types of mrsa infections. Hospital mrsa is different than mrsa skin infections prevalent in communities. Mrsa infections on the skin a... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Abscess or infection: Sounds like an infection that needs treatment. Lymph node is a possibility. Problems like this should be seen and evaluated.
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Different: Bacteria are small microbes. Infections from bacteria are treated with antibiotics. Viruses are smaller than bacteria and are not treated with antib... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 24 years experience
IUD movement: IUDs are normally quite stable though small movements are possible. A small change of string length with no pain is usually fine. A large change of ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Pinched nerve: Pinched nerves are usually relatively brief. It would be unusual to have a knee problem for that long. This should be evaluated by an orthopedic sur... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Unclear: I don't think I understand your question. Getting your "tubes tied" is done as a surgical procedure that is permanent. You will never get pregnant w... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Cyst: Cysts in this location are either EIC (epidermal inclusion cyst) or a lipoma (fatty collection cyst). They can be removed but are generally benign.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Max dose: 10 mg is the max dose for ambien (zolpidem). Best to take a drug holiday and only take it 5-6 nights per week which will keep it more effective when ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Skin tag removal: Skin tags are removed in a sterile fashion in clinic. The labia is highly vascular which makes bleeding a risk with removal. See your pcp, a dermato... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Blood from?: Your question isn't clear where you passed blood from...urethral, rectal, vs other. Please clarify that .
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Effexor (venlafaxine) onset: Usually within the first 1-3 weeks the SSRI medications (including effexor) reach their maximum effectiveness.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Psychiatry: Your friend needs professional help. If a psychiatrist or counselor isn't available an emergency department can help stabilize her
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Infection: Some type of infection. Strep throat among many other things. Should be seen and evaluated.
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A female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Strep throat: Strep throat or other throat infections are a possibility, especially if the lumps are lymph nodes. Should be seen and treated.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Assymetry: The vast majority of women are slightly asymmetrical.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 24 years experience
Concerning: Both of these things are possible. You should be evaluated immediately.
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A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Evaluation : It could be either heart or lung. Either way you should be seen.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Itchy feet: Skin changes, rashes and symptoms like itchy feet are common in pregnancy especially in the first two trimesters. Topical emollients and mid potency ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Location?: MRSA on a lab report depends on where the infection is. If it is a superficial wound it can be treated topically with cleaning. Deeper wounds requir... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Pregnancy test: You will need to do a urine pregnancy test available from any pharmacy to evaluate this.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Eval: I'd get that looked at, concern for infection, abscess, other source of swelling/mass.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Be seen: Yes you should still be seen and evaluated immediately
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Us date: Most obstetricians will assign one of the dates. Ultrasound is generally very accurate and that date is normally used.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Back pain: Many things can cause pain in this area. Pain with breathing as you describe could be pleurisy. Other things in the area of the lung could also do t... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
No: Tight clothing does not cause cysts. Perhaps right clothing aggravated a cyst causing it to swell. Pus indicates an infection which is not character... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Weight gain: This is an ssri. Most of these types of medications do cause some weight gain.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Eye pain: Concern for several things with those symptoms. Migraines, sinus problems, glaucoma. Should see a primary doctor to help sort it out as well as an o... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Knee pain: Sounds like you have some pretty serious problems with your knee. This should be evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon . There are many things that can ... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Measles: There would be very low risk that far out. If your normal childhood vaccinations are up to date the risk would be even less.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Back pain: Several things could be causing this. Body wall problems such as muscle or bone. Skin problems such as shingles. Kidney stones and other kidney rel... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Pneumonia: Sounds like it could be pneumonia or another type of lung infection. Should be seen by a doctor.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Fatigue: Many things can cause fatigue. Thyroid problems, anemia, poor sleep, depression. An evaluation by a family doctor can help sort this out.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Repeat in 2 days: Urine pregnancy tests are positive when the hcg level is 50. If pregnant hcg should double every 48-72 hrs. If your hcg level was, say, 40, one test ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa : Mrsa is passed by direct contact. The risk with casual contact is very low with good hygiene. Check your skin when you shower and any infections can... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Different bacteria: Cdif stands for the bacteria clostridium difficle. Mrsa stands for the bacteria methicillin resistant staphylococcal aureus
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa: Mrsa is an infectious skin disease. I have no idea about the legal aspect of a restraining order against someone who has mrsa.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Family practice : The terms family practice and family medicine are basically the same. Family medicine refers more to the science of overall care of a family. Family... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 24 years experience
Mrsa tracked: Yes, Mrsa is tracked closely by hospitals.
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Jul 20, 2014
Dr Stokes has consistently shown thoughtful and useful advise to patients in his interactions. He is an expert in his field. I highly recommend him for your health care needs !
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Stokes is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Stokes is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you!I went to the hospital but I dont want to get my hopes up.
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Thanks for your quick reply! But i have been experiencing these symptoms for the last 8 days.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you so much. I will have this followed up on.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Hahnemann Medical College, PA
Graduated 1999MD
Medical/Graduate school
Drexel University College of Medicine, PA
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
C.R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Residency
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Austin Region - Summer
2014
Top Family Physician, Second Place, Austin Region - Summer
2014
Thought Leader Doctor, Third Place, Austin Region - Summer
2014
Affiliations
Darnall Army Community Hospital
William Beaumont Army Med Ctr
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