I have been doing research on ulcers. Peptic and duodenal. Can you please tell me the difference between them or if they are both gastric ulcers. I still don’t understand and everything I read seems to contradict each other. What is the difference between peptic, duodenal & gastric or are they the [...]
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Friday, March 24th, 2006Persistent cough, pneumonia, bronchitis, phlegm
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006I have been to the doctor twice in the past month and both times was put on antibiotics for what they thought was pneaumonia and bronchitis. I now after more than a month have a persistant cough with phlem and everytime I breath in it hurts in my chest and causes me to cough when [...]
Continue readingOxygen Saturation Danger Point?
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006a person’s oxygen saturation level drops to as low as 74, how long before serious consequences occur? What about mid-80’s?
My mother is 85 and refuses to wear her oxygen outside the home. When she does not use it, her saturation levels drop to 74, as measured the finger oxymeter, within 30 minutes.
What is the real [...]
Excess Pubic Hair in Puberty
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006My problem was when I was 11years old. My pubic hair was 20-25cm long when I was in grade six. I realised this was not normal but was afraid to visit a doctor about it so I started removing the hairs with tweezers. They kept growing back but eventually they grew back shorter and shorter [...]
Continue readingUrine output, fluid intake, how much?
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006What percentage of measured fluid intake in 24 hour period should be collected as urine . Healthy 75 year old woman
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Normally, a 50 kg woman should need to take about 2500 ml of fluids per day. This consists of the fluid in food and drink.
Insensible losses (faeces, [...]
Too Much Medication? Bipolar, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, multiple drugs
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006Dr my adult son is currently taking the following medications. Should he be taking ALL these medications at the same time. He has been diagnosed as being Bipolar, also having high blood pressure and diabetes.
Atorvastatin,- Zestril,- Lorazepam,- Divalproex,- Eskalith CR, - Zyprexa, - Glucotrol, - Levoxyl, - Folic Acid.
Please let me know if this is [...]
Sleep Apnea, Sleeping Pills, CPAP, Zolpidem, hypnotics, tranquilizers
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006Why does my family doctor not want to prescibe sleep medications to me to help me sleep, when I use the sleep breathing machine? She told me that was dangerous? I don’t understand why? I wake up often because of the apperatus, as it is uncomfortable and noisy. I have tried different masks, but [...]
Continue readingBright Red Blood In Stool, Light Red Blood, Abdominal pain, Abdomen
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006I have been expereincing unusual body happenings for the past month now. There is light red blood my stool, sometimes it is a bigger amount and sometimes it is a smaller amount. I also have sharp pains in the abdomen sometimes, seems like in various places, but mostly in my lower right side. I eat [...]
Continue readingCold Hands and Feet Year Round, High Blood Pressure
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006My husband has very cold hands and feet most of the time, even in the house when it is not cold. This has been going on for about a year and half now he dose have high blood pressure. Should I be concerned about this. They feel like he has had them in ice water
Dr. [...]
IST, MVP, heart arrhythmia, short of breath, dizzy
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006I have IST with MVP. My resting heart rate is 125. Blood Pressure is sometime very low. At time 90 over 45. I wake up very tired. At night I have cold night sweats and I feel very dizzy during the day. I become very short of breath and recently I passed out going up [...]
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