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Elena Dekker

Elena Dekker, RN, treats walk-in patients at an urgent care clinic in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Her work centers on immediate evaluations for sudden dizziness, acute headaches, and head injuries. She spent years in emergency department triage prior to outpatient care. Dekker graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

How to Get Rid of a Headache After Giving Blood Brain & Nerves
What Kinds of Tests Are Done for Headaches?Tests
Why Do I Sneeze When Nauseous? A Scientific Explanation Brain & Nerves
Why Does My Jaw Hurt After Hitting My Head?Bones & Muscles
Can Urgent Care Do Anything for a Pinched Nerve?Brain & Nerves
Why Does Crying Make My Head Hurt?Brain & Nerves
Is a Hot or Cold Towel Better for Headaches?Brain & Nerves
How to Wake Up Your Leg When It Falls Asleep Brain & Nerves
Why Does One Side of My Scalp Hurt?Brain & Nerves
Do Aneurysms Cause Headaches and When to Worry Brain & Nerves
Why Does the Top of My Head Feel Cold?Brain & Nerves
Why Does My Head Hurt on the Top Left Side?Brain & Nerves
Why Does My Head Feel Hot on the Inside?Brain & Nerves
Why Does My Headache Go Away When I Lay Down?Brain & Nerves
Why Do I Get a Sharp Pain in My Head When Coughing or Sneezing?Brain & Nerves
Why Does My Head Hurt When I Put My Head Down?Brain & Nerves
How to Get Rid of a Migraine Quickly at Home Brain & Nerves
What to Do If Your Head Hurts Really Bad Brain & Nerves
How to Get Rid of a Migraine Instantly at Home Brain & Nerves
Why Does the Back of My Head Hurt When I Laugh?Brain & Nerves
Why Do I Get a Headache When I’m Tired?Brain & Nerves
Why Does Everything Look Like It’s Moving?Eyes & ENT
Can an Infection Cause Headaches and When Is It Serious?Brain & Nerves
Head Hurts When Upside Down: Causes and When to Worry Brain & Nerves
Why Do People’s Eyes Roll Back When They Die?Brain & Nerves
If the Brain Has No Pain Receptors, Why Do We Get Headaches?Brain & Nerves
Why Does My Head Hurt When I Bend Over or Cough?Brain & Nerves
Is Waking Up With a Dead Arm Dangerous?Brain & Nerves
How to Get Rid of Headache and Nausea Fast Brain & Nerves
How to Get Rid of a Bad Migraine Quickly Brain & Nerves