Dr. Robert Wright
Pulmonary Critical Care
Ehrenberg, AZ
46 years experience
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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.
Pulmonary Critical Care
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Wrightanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
It is not: Hypertension is not linked to pneumonia. Pneumonia does not cause hypertenison. If anything, patients seriously ill with pneumonia can actually have... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
Depends: There are roughly 200 different causes of interstitial lung disease. Ipf is the most common and unfortunately has a guarded prognosis. Some studies s... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
No: Septicemia refers to the presence of infectious organisms(bacteria, fungi or viruses) in the blood stream and the occurrence of symptoms such as fever... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
No: Pulmonary hypertension can be idiopathic(unknown cause) or secondary(due to diseases such as blood clots, emphyema or pulmonary fibrosis). Generally s... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
No: Generally speaking pulmonary fibrosis is not the result of viral pneumonia. Sometimes viral pneumonia can cause some scarring of the lungs that may r... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
Call for help: Patients that stop breathing with asthma are in dire circumstances and need expert resuscitation. These patients often require complex measures to su... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
There are many!: Potential causes include infection and sepsis(an inflammatory responsed to infection), medications, abnormal blood pressure (either high or low), infl... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
No: Bacterial pneumonia is not generally considered interstitial lung disease. However, some forms of interstitial lung disease are referred to as iip or... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
Yes: The depth of the bedsore and whether or not there is significant inflammation and/or infection.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
5: Whether or not a patient can be revived depends on many factors. In general, younger patients have a better chance of revival than older patients wit... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 46 years experience
Yes: Many types of viruses can cause pneumonia and not infrequently they may also cause a rash. The classic is varicella virus which is also known as chic... Read More
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HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Wright is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Wright is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, CA
Graduated 1977MD
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