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Urgent & Family Care at Avery Ranch
Austin, TX
About
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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
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 23 years experience
Treatment length: Mrsa is most infectious if there is a wet or draining wound. Once the wound is dry and scabbed and antibiotics are clearing the infection the infecti... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Mrsa: Mrsa stands for methicillin-resistant staphylococcal aureas. These bacteria became resistant to antibiotics by overuse of antibiotics. One person di... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Low blood sugar: The average for blood sugar (glucose) is 80 on the low end to 120 on the high end. The only way to know your number is to check it in a clinic or wit... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 51-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Concerning: Both of these things are possible. You should be evaluated immediately.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 23 years experience
Weight gain: This is an ssri. Most of these types of medications do cause some weight gain.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
ER: Yes, ER to flush out of eyes and ears.
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A 58-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Heart symptoms: Symptoms such as these are concerning for a problem with the heart. Recommend you be seen and evaluated.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 60-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Evaluation : It could be either heart or lung. Either way you should be seen.
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A 57-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Nail diagnosis: The most common reason for this is either a fungal infection of the nail or a skin disease such as psoriasis.
There are several treatments for bo... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Mrsa tracked: Yes, Mrsa is tracked closely by hospitals.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Mrsa : Mrsa is passed by direct contact. The risk with casual contact is very low with good hygiene. There must be prolonged skin to skin contact
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
What is MRSA: MRSA is a bacterial infection. There are two types of mrsa infections. Hospital mrsa is different than mrsa skin infections prevalent in communities... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 23-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Contagious: Mrsa is largely passed skin to skin through direct contact. It does have some transmission from mats and other surfaces indirectly for a short period... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Mrsa: Mrsa is passed by prolonged skin to skin contact. Washing after contact helps prevent it.
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A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Clean the skin: Careful skin cleaning is usually sufficient. With any sign of a rash use a cleaner like hibiclens.
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Be seen: Yes you should still be seen and evaluated immediately
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Possibly: Herpes can look like many different things. It sounds like it could be . Should be seen and evaluated.
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A 60-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Thyroid: Those symptoms are not those that would occur with thyroid replacement, either missing a dose or taking an extra dose.
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
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A 35-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Cold sores: Those symptoms are often a precursor to a cold sore.
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Node : The swollen lymph node is responding to some sort of infection (tooth, sinus, throat), not causing it.
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 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 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Clean: Mrsa scabs, if non-painful, need to we washed until they naturally come off. If painful it can indicate infection that needs to be investigated.
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:
Burning and swelling in my forehead,behind the eyes,and at the back of the head.whats wrong with me?

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Head pain: Several things could be causing this. Shingles is something that can cause a burning pain that can affect the face and head. Migraines would also be... Read More
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Cool down : Cool down. Loose clothing to allow skin to breathe. Barrier to keep skin from rubbing
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Vision changes: This can range from an ocular migraine to problems with the retina. It should be evaluated.
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A 16-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
No: An early period is not a sign of pregnancy.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Low blood sugar: Low blood sugar is not an indication for diabetes. Many other conditions can cause low blood sugar. Several labs need to be done to determine the re... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Check hcg trend: Hcg is the hormone that is checked in pregnancy. With a normal pregnancy hcg will double every 2-3 days. Hcg changing less than that means the pregn... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Contagious: Mrsa is a bacterial skin infection largely passed skin to skin through direct contact. All skin has some bacteria on it. Mrsa or staph can be washed... Read More
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Vrsa vs Mrsa : Mrsa is methicillin resistant staph aureus. Vrsa is vanvomycin resistant. Mrsa can usually be treated by vancomycin so vrsa is more resistant than M... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Stokesanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Skin infection: Community acquired mrsa is a bacterial skin infection. You shouldn't be overly worried about it.
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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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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