Dr. Jeremy Porter
Pediatrics
Hot Springs , AR
15 years experience male
Locations
Healthy Connections Pediatric Center
Hot Springs , AR
About
Bio
I love kids and have a passion for helping families. I'm also a parent and have lots of tips and insights for growing healthy, happy children. My patients love that I take all the time needed to understand their concerns and provide full explanations of disease processes and options for treatment.
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.
Pediatrics
ADHD and Autism
Adolescent Medicine
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Urgent Care
Doctor Q&A
97 Answers
153 Agrees
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Don't touch it: Even if it looks "like a pimple," tonsils are structurally different tissue and should not be instrumented except by a professional. That said, if you... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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It depends. : Physicians have a spectrum of different approaches to treatment based on association. One school of thought, when it comes to STI's, is that a generou... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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See her pediatrician: There are multiple different explanations for the symptoms you're describing. Most of them are benign but certainly merit evaluation. Her doc needs to... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Try cold water: Assuming the surgery did not directly involve the oropharynx or uvula: it is not uncommon to have an elongated or very swollen uvula, depending on wh... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Viral illness. : All of your symptoms are screaming viral illness. It's likely to evolve, perhaps to include other symptoms. It's not entirely uncommon to have respira... Read More
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A female asked:
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Probably not: Of course, tears themselves cause blurry vision, but I believe you're referring to a residual status after the crying has ceased. A number of reasonab... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Pass board exam: To become "Board Certified"
Complete medical school.
Complete pediatric residency, 3 years.
Pass national board exam, offered once yearly in Octob... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Critical condition : If the OB/GYN suggests "taking the baby now," it is due to a severe and complex medical condition affecting your girlfriend or the baby. A baby can su... Read More
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A female asked:
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You know the answer: Of course no online advice can substitute for seeing an OB/GYN or at least PCP. All of your symptoms may go along with early pregnancy, but you need t... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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No guarantees: Ovulation, or your most fertile time of the month, is typically 14 days after the start of your previous period. Sounds like you had unprotected sex ... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy test : She needs to have a pregnancy test right away. It will tell you immediately whether or not there is a pregnancy--whether normal, etopic, spontaneously... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Are you regular?: Ovulation typically occurs about two weeks after the start of your period. If you usually have 28 day cycles (approximately), your peak time for conce... Read More
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A male asked:
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Not likely serious: 1. For a serious spider bite, the appearance will be profound and progressive: ER.
2. Any spider or insect bite will leave a puncture wound and an ar... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Was event reported?: First, your place of employment should have a standard needlestick protocol. Any place that provides healthcare and utilizes needles should have a gui... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Listen to your body: If you had injured your eye seriously, of course, you would have gone to the ER. So I gather it was a low acuity event and you're just worried that so... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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No interaction: Assuming you have symptoms for which guaifenesin, dextromethorphan, phenylephrine, and diphenhydramine (Benadryl) are indicated...there should be no i... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Likely viral : Although there may be a number of potential causes for diarrhea, fatigue, and muscle aches, the most likely diagnosis, in the absence of other warning... Read More
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Seek attention : If you have draining abscesses, especially as large as described, you need to be evaluated by a physician. The treatment may be as simple as bedside d... Read More
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A female asked:
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Wart or callous?: Hard to say based on your description. Strange for a kid to get a single callous on pinky toe, although I suppose it is possible. It is more likely a ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Needs evaluation : There's something abnormal, by your own observation. A medical provider needs to get more information. Have you had a UTI before? Are you sexually act... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Reflux ulcer worse: There are a few things to consider with dull pain or pressure in that area. Most commonly, you may have esophageal irritation, as with acid reflux. T... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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I am not surprised. : The tissue around the eyes is very delicate and is prone to discoloration with stress and trauma. But what you see outwardly with a black eye serves a... Read More
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Wait what?: Hopefully you're referring to accidental, coincidental, or suspected ingestion, which would mean only a few of the tiny creatures made it in. While I'... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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You're normal: Gassiness and flatulence is caused by bacteria in the gut (intestines) processing various nutrients, namely, carbohydrates. Of course chocolate is pr... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Need Safer Habits: It is likely that you have avoided pregnancy this time due to several factors. But you should really consider how serious it is to have sex, and what ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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25-50 mg and SEE DOC: Assuming average weight of about 80lbs or 35kg, you can give 1-2mg Benadryl (diphenhydramine) per 1kg of weight = 35-70mg. Variables would be his weig... Read More
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A male asked:
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Needs eyes on: This spot could be a number of things such as eczema or ringworm. There are also some other less common explanations. The bottom line is that if you'v... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Not Clear-literally!: Interesting symptoms and description. Of course, with blurred vision and headache, there could be a number of things involved. I would start an opto... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Benadryl (diphenhydramine) : If you do not take any tricyclic antidepressants, and have a positive TCA on a toxicology screen, is likely the diphenhydramine that you're taking, wh... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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See pediatrician: If your kids are well nourished overall, giving them multivitamins will not drastically change their degree of immunity. The flu shot would be more ef... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Monitor closely : if you're infant is very congested, you should use saline to clear the upper airway of mucus and debris. Furthermore, use the albuterol breathing trea... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Tough set of labs: Suppression of multiple cell lines certainly is a concerning finding on a CBC. Yes, there are pediatric cancers that may present with this type of blo... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Slowly and carefully: Make sure she is in complete agreement with you about intercourse, or it will be a negative experience for both of you. Prepare by carefully creating ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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You evaluate: If the baby is eating well, making wet diapers, and happy, you have nothing to worry about. Many infants go even 5-7 days without bowel movements. Use... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Psychiatry : First, your diagnosis and degree of severity or lifestyle dysfunction should be evaluated. Your PCP should be able to direct you in either medical tre... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Yes: If you have symptoms consistent with Celiac, you should talk to your doc and consider serological testing. Testing a newborn would not be useful. Celi... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Really constipated? : The first thing is to determine whether your baby is actually constipated. If the newborn makes rock-hard stool with discomfort, or possibly blood-str... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Re-evaluation: The associated symptoms affecting the upper airway could predispose one to buildup of pressure in the middle ear. It's not a "bone infection" but rath... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Not really possible: When a boy enters puberty and begins changing, a process takes place in the long bones which leads to the closure of "growth plates." This closure of... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Fungal vs. chaffing: Sounds like you may have a dermatitis caused by rubbing, perhaps complicated by sweat and moisture and maybe a fungal element. Anywhere that is dark, ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Generally speaking,: Your new BC pill will determine the onset of your next period. If you started on day 1 of a 28 day pack in which the last 7 pills are "blanks" or suga... Read More
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Almost Everything: Pediatric general surgeons do a surgery residency (5-7 years), followed by a Pediatric Surgery Fellowship (3-4 years). They do many types of surgeries... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Molluscum? : Of course, it is hard to say what a skin condition is without an exact description or a picture. That said, your description does sound like a viral s... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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It all depends: If things go well, and breathing, feeding, and temperature maintenance are all stable, your little one may do well and discharge without NICU time. A ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Depends: if you're referring to using a condom to prevent passage of HPV or genital warts, technically never. The chances of transmission are lower if you hav... Read More
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Very normal: What you've described is not at all abnormal. Always consider personality differences and a child's development stage. These observed behaviors may li... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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No problem: Toddlers are typically difficult to feed and often hard to please at mealtime. It is likely that many of the foods you give your toddler will be high ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Get medical help!: If you have bilateral flank pain that is getting worse, you should seek medical care. Of course, the details of when and what you took and for what i... Read More
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Common problem: Sounds like you fixed the constipation problem. Good job. Now you have the residual rash. I'd use, at baseline, a very good barrier cream such as 4... Read More
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Do you trust the doc: Only certain physicians can prescribe Accutane and it is tightly monitored by prescribers. If you trusted him/her initially and have no new reason to ... Read More
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Thank you so much. I wasn't sure if it was worth seeing a doctor or not. But you're advice has been very helpful. Thank you.
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please respond when possible./follow up. in most cases is there any sort of long term damage from mild-average blunt trauma?
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for the detailed answer and for helping to ease my mind :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, TX
Graduated 2008MD
Residency
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
Completed 2011
Awards
Sister Carol Keehan Award for Physician Excellence
Squadron Commander's Customer Service Award
Founding Rx Editor, First Place, National - Winter
2015
Affiliations
Department Of The Air Force
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