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Belilovsky Pediatrics
brooklyn, NY
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Belilovsky Pediatrics
Staten Island, NY
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In addition to his 365-day-a-year pediatric practice, Dr Belilovsky is consulted by media on pediatric questions; links to his interviews are here: http://loldoc.livejournal.com/ He is also a speculative fiction writer and an Active member of SFWA, and his blog is here: http://loldoc.net .
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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.
Pediatrics
Languages spoken
Russian
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 37 years experience
If queasiness is...: ...Due to pregnancy, it will show up on a properly done home pregnancy test. If that's negative, a stomach virus is most likely. See a dr if still sic... Read More
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No.: They are not just tied but cut as well.
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If they...: ...Have trouble stopping once they start drinking, that's a pretty good clue. Doing something while drunk that you either regret or forgot is also ind... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Respiratory infections are common triggers for asthma attacks.
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By relaxing...: The muscles, which, when tightened abnormally, are the major cause of neck pain.
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Sometimes.: In acute renal failure, especially caused by hemolytic-uremic syndrome or trauma, temporary dialysis can allow kidneys time to recover.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Yes: In addition to problems with smoke itself, it exposes the child to a stupefied, incapacitated parent.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Yes.: Asthmatics have tight airways, and may need more effort to get air in and out of their lungs.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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TSS is a shock...: Caused by a poison made by bacteria that do not penetrate into the bloodstream. Septic chock is caused by bacteria actually floating in the blood; the... Read More
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Not really...: The bypass was supposed to decrease your calorie consumption, but alcohol bypasses the bypass and gives you just as many calories as it did before, de... Read More
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About as long...: ...As you have till you can drive safely - or till the hangover is over, if you have one.
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Only those...: ...Who have had to spend nights trying to keep alive desperately sick children infected by diseases they should never have been susceptible to in the ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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It can.: Or it could be an alcohol-related illness like liver disease or gastritis.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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"Paroxysmal":: Very rapid cough-cough-cough-cough-cough [many many times without taking a breath] - then, running out of air, a huge gasping intake of breath that so... Read More
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Sure...: ...But it would be better to actually treat the encopresis. Cleaning out the bowel with several enemas in a row followed by taking mineral oil or Mira... Read More
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No.: Dts are a sign of alcoholic burnout of certain types of receptors within the brain. Stopping alcohol completely is the only thing that can allow them ... Read More
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No: But thinking about all the things that can affect your sex life, will definitely affect your sex life.
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Ivermectin...: ...Is off-label for human use - meaning it's not approved, but it's been used. Some breeds of dogs and cats are easily poisoned with ivermectin, so ca... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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If the detachment...: ...Happened in an alcohol-related incident, then the answer is, never. If unrelated, depends on your general state of health.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Not in any...: ...Significant way. If you get the same damage from 10 glasses of wine as from 9 shots of vodka, i don't call that a major protective effect.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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No.: They can tear, and also they do not cover all skin areas in contact.
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No: My biggest concern is that they may not be complete or up to date. If you are asking whether they may have harmed your child, the chances of that are... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Sweating is the only way they have of getting rid of excess heat they produce by metabolism.
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If you...: ...Regret, can't remember, or have been harmed by anything that happened while drinking, that's heavy drinking that needs to stop.
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Per kilo body weight: Most antibiotics have dosages by milligrams per kilo body weight per day; amoxicillin, for example, is 40-100 mg/kg/day, so an 11-pound (5-kilo) baby ... Read More
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Several...: Some of the symptoms are expected, such as spitting up and distress after feeding; some are pretty odd and hard to connect to GERD -- seizure-like act... Read More
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Keep your eyes...: ...On the prize. Which is: good overall nutrition. Avoid trying to entice the baby with "tastier" foods: this is a one-way ticket to junkfoodsville.... Read More
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The mouth is...: ...The major sensory organ for small children, and since food is close to the top of a very short list of needs that babies have, the question, "is it... Read More
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Yes: If you adopt a child while you still have milk from a recent birth, it would be a great idea to breast feed the new child. Of course, it would be ext... Read More
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Yes: Except for extremely fragile babies, and outside the times when the nurses or doctors need to work on your baby, practically all nicus allow parents t... Read More
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Brest is best 2.0: ...But if you need a bottle, i like the ones that have a little bag inside that deflates as the baby drinks the contents. Less likely to lead to swal... Read More
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Yes: The other children will think nothing of it if you believe it to be normal, but if you are anxious about the effect it will have on them, they will sh... Read More
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Organic...: ...Means that no artificial pesticides or fertilizers were used; "pesticide free" does not address the fertilizers at all.
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Sweat, mostly.: Irritation by sweat is the most likely mechanism. Sensitivity to seasonal fruits or vegetables, or warm-weather topicals (such as sunblocks) may also... Read More
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Ears are connected..: ...To the nose on the inside, with a tunnel called the eustacian tube. Anything that happens in the nose, can affect the ear.
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Yes: Once pathological conditions such as blount's disease or rickets have been ruled out, some bowing of the legs is normal in toddlers.
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Why would you want..: ...To do that? Sippy cups are worse for the teeth than either the bottle (except nighttime bottles, those need to go as soon as possible), or a regul... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Uric acid crystals: ...Are a normal part of urine. As it dries on a diaper, they crystallize into a pinkish or orangish stain.
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Depends:: Where you are going, will it be easier to launder cloth diapers or replace disposable ones?
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When the pain is...: ...Mild, of short duration, is not getting acutely worse, and is not accompanied by other severe symptoms. Some pains, such as testicular or eye, are... Read More
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Newborns' immune...: ...Systems are 'weaker' (less experienced) than those of older children. Candida, the fungus that causes thrush, lives in most peoples' mouths and in... Read More
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That's up to you two: You can look at the child as a common responsibility and let it bring you closer together as you help each other through the difficulties, much as mil... Read More
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Yes: As long as the weight gain is normal, the baby is getting all she needs.
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No: They are ok for trips, but with sustained use they are more irritating than moistened paper towels or cloths, even if marketed as "sensitive" or "hypo... Read More
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No: In most places tap water is safer than bottled water, especially in plastic bottles:
http://www.Hhs.Gov/safety/bpa/
boiling will remove chlorine and... Read More
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My baby keeps giving herself hickies which turn into huge bruises. is there anyway to make her stop?
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I have never seen...: ...Any baby manage to give herself a huge bruise by the hickey method. I'd have a doctor take a look; exaggerated bruising can be a sign of abnormal ... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Some more than others. Vsd, a type of "hole in the heart", sometimes closes on its own, while others may be life-threatening within minutes of birth.
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No: Cattle get "hoof and mouth" disease. It's caused by a completely different virus.
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No.: You'll get burnt before the mites do.
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Very few need...: Very few need swaddling in the first place. If you are doing it to keep the child from scratching herself accidentally, they should definitely be ove... Read More
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Mar 24, 2014
Dr Belilovsky's posts are always thought provoking. One can truly see the commitment and passion to medicine. Keep the great answers coming.
Dr. Martin Fried
Nov 7, 2014
He is knowldegeable about Bow legs, Postpartum depression, Child Health. He is an asset to the health care community on health tap
Mar 19, 2015
Hi Doc:
Great virtual practice!!
Louis Gallia MD, DMD, FACS
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I have had asthma since childhood. I thought my asthma was waking me at night, but I recently got a sleep apnea diagnosis. It "felt" like asthma. If reflux meds don't help, you might just ask your doc...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! So you think the solution is to send a 13 year old girl to FAT CAMP you might as well just tell her "your fat and its gross so you have to lose 1000k
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Thank you. My 3 year old was born small. She had RSV as a baby and now has had lung problems which they thought was pneumonia twice in two months. Breathing treatments seen to help.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, CT
Graduated 1986MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, CT
Graduated 1986MD
Residency
NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 1989
Awards
Listed in America's Top Pediatricians
Recipient of Americhoice Quality of Care Award
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Affiliations
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