Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLA
Family Medicine
ADELPHI, MD
26 years experience male
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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
Languages spoken
Hindi, Telugu
Doctor Q&A
27 Answers
14 Agrees
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
No: Not known to cause hypotension.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Photochromic lenses: Check info in this website below.
http://www.viziooptic.com/eyeglass-prescription-lenses/introduction-to-color-changing-eyeglass-lenses-transition-le... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Tylenol/Sleep study: Temporary improvement in symptoms can be achieved with over the counter meds like tylenol (acetaminophen) and motrin. But in a bigger picture you prob... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
??Gout/??infection: Sounds more like "gout" a condition where you have uric acid building up in the joints mostly in the feet. Infection less likely. Usually Motrin gives... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Sudden Fear: Panic attacks involve sudden episodes of fear, anxiety, or extreme discomfort accompanied by 4 or more associated cognitive issues (deficits in flexib... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Jaundice- if yellow: Serious condition which need to be evaluated by a physician immediately.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
NO: Need opthalomology evaluation. Contact with eye can cause significant reaction, and the effects on the eye are not completely known, and can be seriou... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
See Dr or go to ER: Do you have any hemorrhoids or fissures? If the bleeding is not much and it is from the hemorrhoids/fissures, you can schedule an appointment with yo... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
No: Accutane may cause crohns and and even can cause a flareup in patients with crohns.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Need evaluation: Follow up with doctor. Treatment based on the severity grade i-iii. All mcl injuries should be treated with early range of motion (rom) and strengthen... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Not clear: Tighter muscles are ?Much more prone to injury than flexible ones. Observational studies and randomized trials have found conflicting results on wheth... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
OK: Appendectomy if done under spinal anesthesia should be safe. Baby needs meternal fetalmedicine follow up. I dont have complete details here to coment ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
See explanation: You served on or after september 16, 1940 and
•your service-connected disabilities (scd) are rated at least 20% disabling by va and
•you need voc... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Possible lung clot: She needs a very urgent evaluation for clot in the lung. Even if this is not the case, any reason for difficulty with breathing like pneumonia, need t... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: As long as you dont have any recent unusual cramps or contractions, pain etc. When you are travelling, especially for severla hours it is advisable to... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
No: It is not mandatory. You take xenical for obesity to decrease total absorption of fats. Diovan (valsartan) is for blood pressure. Many a times obesity... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Depends: Low BP or "hypotension" (less than 120/80) is always bad if happened all of a sudden. It has got several reasons. Of those reasons the common bad ones... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Diagnosed w gerd and h. pylori. do i take ppi's for fees first and then later treat h. pylori? or ca
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
No: I am not sure if i understood the question correct, but you need to on one of the triple therapies for 10-14 days, once you are diagnosed with h.Pylor... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: If you noticed it then may be it is significant enough. Depending on the effect of it on your daily activities and performance, for example if it is a... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
Just diagnosed w/cellulitis (spider bite) current hepc tx weakened my immunity. how serious is this?
Dr. MANOHAR CHENCHUGALLAanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Serious: Cellulitis diagnosed in a person who has just finished treatment for hep c which includes interferon are generally immunesupressed. This is serious an... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Remove tentacles: Check for any evidence of tentacles attached to the skin and if present remove with a plastic object like credit card. No rubbing as this may stimulat... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Yes. Steroids-no: Growth failure and delayed puberty are common in children with scd. Most have detectable growth retardation that affects weight more than height by th... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Possible: Ultrasound-guided dry needling, and autologous blood injection(platelets) may stimulate a healing response in chronic tendinopathy. In a study, high-l... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Probably not safe: Contains substances called antiangiogenesis factors that inhibit the growth of new blood vessels, so have become popular as a supplement for individua... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
C,B and E: Good nutrition, with protein rich diet and multivitamins with c/b5/e help with good wound healing.
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
No set parameters: Consume a low-fat diet (without nondigestible fiber like fruits) and frequent, small meals. As minimal amount of fat as possible. Fat and fiber diet d... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 26 years experience
Unkown: Your risk of getting cancer mainly lymphoma is increased while on humira (adalimumab). It is more related to the duration of use. The dose for its use... Read More
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Nov 7, 2011
I was told by my bro dentist that I might have sleep apnea and this doctor figured it. Recommend!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. CHENCHUGALLA is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. CHENCHUGALLA is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for the heads up. My rheumy is doubling the dosage to see if that will work for me. I'm pretty resistant to TNF inhibitors, but higher dosages seem to work well. We might dial it back after hav...Read More
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yeah i move and bounce constantly. cant seem to get a focus on things i need to do like studying or even returning a pair of boots that dont fit till last minute. i always need to be doing something a...Read More
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My uric acid came in at a 7.8 several days after the pain had gone away. I am going to watch my consumption of purine rich foods, make sure my water levels stay high (I currently drink 8-12 glasses/d...Read More
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Siddhartha Medical College, India
Graduated 1997MD
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