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Dr. Brent Peters

Pulmonary Critical Care
Laramie, WY
22 years experience

Locations

Colorado Health Medical Group - Pulmonology

Loveland, CO

Address

2500 Rocky Mountain AVE, Suite 300, Loveland, CO, US
Directions

My office hours

Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Fax

(970) 619-6190

Insurances accepted

Medicaid

Medicare

Aetna

Anthem BC Life & Health Insurance Company

About

Bio

I was born in Missouri and was raised in Kansas. My father, brother and wife are doctors. My mother is a home maker but worked as a medicine technologist prior to work from the home. I relocated to Colorado in 2008. I like to hike, bike and play in to two rock and roll bands.

Specialties
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Pulmonary Critical Care

Internal Medicine

Sleep Medicine

Languages spoken

English

Doctor Q&A

8 Answers
1 Agree
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Multiple options: Treatment for sleep apnea can depend on the severity. The best long term treatment is weight loss if you carry too much weight. For mild to moderate s... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Unlikely: Narcolepsy is a very rare condition. The most likely reason to fall asleep is lack of sleep or possibly in your case boredom. Narcolepsy can present w... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Airway vibrations: Snoring is caused by vibrations of the upper airway tissues in the back of the nose and throat. Simple snoring occurs in absence of sleep apnea. Scree... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Consider evaluation: The key to treating insomnia is finding the underlying cause. Some patients have insomnia because they are born with it but most patients have insomni... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Wonderful if true: This would be a wonderful thing if this was possible. Diabetes is a dysregulation of insulin and blood sugar. Type one diabetes often results from dec... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Sleep medicine doc: There are physicians who are board-certified in sleep medicine. As part of that qualification they must be very knowledgeable and insomnia as well as ... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Consider a sleep aid: Prednisone is notorious for causing insomnia. If you're not already taking in the morning consider doing so. This may be dose related so waiting it ou... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brent Peters
Pulmonary Critical Care 22 years experience
Not likely: COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and encompasses the diseases of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Typically when listening with ... Read More
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Testimonials
Recommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.

2
Recommendations
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Thank you notes
HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Peters is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Peters is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
This was very helpful. Thanks!

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

University of Kansas School of Medicine, KS
Graduated 2001MD

Residency

University of Kansas
Completed 2004

Awards

None

Affiliations

ACCP, ATS
American Acacdemy of Sleep Medicine
ACP
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