Dr. Michael Klein
Family Medicine
S. Easton, MA
23 years experience male
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Compass Medical Easton Family Medicine
S. Easton, MA
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About
Bio
Dr. Michael Klein, MD, FAAFP is a Brown University graduate where he earned both his Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor degrees. After completing his Family Medicine Residency at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Klein returned to Rhode Island where he practiced Family Medicine at Hillside Family Medicine for 7 years before joining his current practice at Compass Medical in Easton, MA. Dr. Klein has been recognized both locally and nationally for his teaching at Brown Medical School and at UNC and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Brown's Department of Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. He continues to care for patients of all ages, from newborn to elderly.
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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
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292 Answers
79 Agrees
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Avoid sun :-): While most sunscreens are oil based, they should not have too much of an effect on acne. You may do better with the zinc or titanium oxide screens as... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Coumadin (warfarin) is a very difficult drug to take and certainly comes with several disadvantages like bleeding and need for lab tests. That being ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Could be...: There are several causes of chronic dry cough. Reflux, or acid from stomach can go backwards up the esophagus (the tube connecting mouth and stomach)... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Often at birth: Pectus excavatum, or concave, funnel, or sunken chest is usually a congenital condition so it is present at birth. The diagnosis is usually obvious b... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Should be ok: There are no interactions with fish oil and Aspirin that i know of if you are taking fish oil to treat your cholesterol make sure your doctor is awa... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Exercise: This is a common question about weight loss and there are a million silly products sold on the premise of "boosting metabolism." this would be an att... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Certainly: There are many different things that can cause this constellation of symptoms, and the fever itself will often contribute to the headache. Some probl... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
A few things: If you literally mean water in your ears, some ear canals are shaped in a way to trap water or even have excess ear wax that can trap water. Over the... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Antibiotics: Bv can be treated by either the oral version of a drug called Metronidazole or there is a vaginal suppository version of this same medication. One c... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Opposite is true: This may seem backwards, but it is our own immune system that determines how sick we get with a cold or flu. Interesting study was done on people who... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Try plan B!: There's no way to check immediately for pregnancy after the pill assuming she's not on the pill or any other birth control oneshould immediately take... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Missing question...: I am not clear what you are asking. Working on the assumption you are asking how likely you are to get pregnant, the risk of pregnancy is at its high... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Usually CT scan: There a few ways to investigate whether there is a stone. History, exam and a urine test showing blood are the first hints the pain is likely a stone... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Not much: Unfortunately there is not much that is appropriate or safe in this age group. Luckly young toddler's do a great job of getting better on their own. ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
It shouldn't: Antibiotics should not interact with your period one way or the other. One concern with mixing antibiotics and birth control pills is that the antibi... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
A few viruses: Rhinoviruses tend to be among the most common, particularly in "nose colds" and what people often mistake for sinus infections. Adenoviruses can cau... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
A few: Being o negative makes you the "universal donor" this means that very few people would react to your blood and would make you a very popular donor at ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Sugar could be low: It is possible there is too much of a good thing.. With an a1c that low, depending on what medication you are taking for diabetes, you could be havi... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
No! See doc asap!: Gonorrhea (gc) has become a very resistant bacteria. To make matters worse, when there is gc there is often other bacteria that need to be treated. ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
See below: This is bleeding between expected periods. For example if you have your period on october first and wouldn't expect it again until october 29th but f... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Pretty low: Obviously no plan is foolproof, but what matter most in this case are the pills. As long as you take it "perfectly" ie not missing any pills and bein... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
See a doctor: If multiple over the counter meds are used and a rash is not improving it would be critical to identify the rash and get a more definitive diagnosis. ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Could be hives: Hives (or urticaria) is one of the most movable rashes in the body and itches like crazy. It is often caused by allergy to something, and sadly somet... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Need more specifics: Rashes are very hard to diagnosis online or over the phone without a much more specific explanation. It is always worth going in to see a doctor to d... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Try another pill: If you are truly not tolerating a birth control pill after an entire cycle (and needing to take another pill to counteract a side effect), then it sou... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
See someone!: Rashes are hard to diagnosis over the phone or with only a simple description. In this case you have not given any description :-). Rashes are of... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Don't worry: A gartner's duct cyst is a vaginal wall cyst that is generally harmless (benign). The are usually easily treated by opening and draining, but if it i... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Could be several: Gallstones can cause a sudden sharp pain in the right upper part of abdomen near ribs, worse after fatty meals. H pylori causes irritations like stom... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
A few things: The truth is, odds are such a sensation may just go away on its own and we will never know why. If it continues to get worse or is associated with an ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Normal: It is pretty common for newborns to hiccup easily. They have still a very immature nervous system and their diaphragm is still getting the hang of tr... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
See an MD tommrow AM: See your pcp or OB gyn. There are several things which can cause this rash and most of these things will improve much faster if they are seen and tr... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Probably not: You are mildly sedated during a colonoscopy and in some circumstance you may have rested on a bone longer than you normally would. That being said, t... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Don't take semenax!: I am admittedly very highly suspect of non-fda approved "supplements" like semenax. This is an over the counter supplement which purportedly increase... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Usually symptoms of a retained placenta, such as severe cramping and bleeding occur in the immediate post partum period just after the baby is born (a... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Cold esophagus: Sometimes younger children have a hard time characterizing pain specifically. He may have had the equivalent of his brain freeze in his esophagus or ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Teens forget pills..: Abstinence is the only method that always works, but is not very consistently followed. One problem with teenagers is that they have a way of forgett... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Mostly annoying: It could represent reynaud's phenomonon where blood flow gets reduced in the cold dramatically. If mild, it is annoying. In the most severe cases, e... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Have him see MD!!!!: While there are certainly benign things that can cause this such as an inflammed tonsil, there are enough less benign things that can cause this that ... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Depends on control: For the most part, if your diabetes is under good control and you are on a stable medication regimen it shouldn't change your risk much. If you are v... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Good once off it: Substance abuse is a chronic and complicated problem that involves multiple layers of treatment, including therapy, psychiatric and medical help, acut... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Depends on symptoms: The trick to treating a cold is to prioritize the worst of the symptoms. For example , if you have a stuffy nose, prioritize medicines for stuffiness... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Get someone to eval: If it is not clear what to do the right answer is always to have someone look at it. I find lacerations are often a bit worse than people think they ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
No!: Gangrene is a major complication of diabetes when poor blood flow to a limb with damaged nerves causes damage to the tissue. This is a medical emergen... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Decongestants: Firstly don't try to pop ears when you have a cold, you will often push mucous in to them. The key to relieving ear pain with a cold is controlling t... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Mild allergies: A few things could cause puffy eyes in such a situation- a mild allergy to the dust mites from being in the carpet or cat dander or others would certa... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Call doctor ASAP!!!: This sounds like an emergency and i would call your OB office immediately to let them know what is going on. Informal online sites like this are not ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: The vaccine has been approved by the fda for ages 9-26 in men. The biggest advantage of the vaccine is to reduce the spread of the virus to women, wh... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
? Fifth Disease: There are several common rashes and infections which can cause reddened cheeks. The most famous rash for causing the "slapped cheeks" appearance is f... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 23 years experience
Probably: While no one has done the perfect study on this, randomizing people to groups with and without soup and blinding them as to which therapy they get, th... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
No: While both pinworms and hemorrhoids are problems which can cause itching of the anus, they are from completely different causes. Pinworms are a comm... Read More
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Sep 28, 2011
A good thinking - not afraid to contradict his clients if he knows they are wrong.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Klein is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Klein is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Yes I meant hpv virus sorry.....reason asking is that after 5yrs of having been diagnosed with hpv and treated for cervical cancer cells my husband now has a scab on his scrotum that resembles a wart ...Read More
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Thanks for your quick reply! I went I the doctors and they gave me medication for my BV and got rid of all odor an discharge for about a week. The discharge came back.
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Thanks for the quick, clear, and strong response. I was concerned that the drug worked on DNA Gyrase and the lawsuits esp given my symptoms of pneumonia have gone.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, RI
Graduated 2000MD
Awards
AAFP/Pfizer Teacher Development Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice
Bank of America Brown University Community Fellow, 2004
Affiliations
Compass Medical
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