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WellStar Internal Medicine
Marietta, GA
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Thursday: 7:00am - 4:00pm
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Attended GA Tech in Electrical Engineering, Univ GA in Mathematics. Attended Med College of GA and did Internal Medicine there as well. Served 4 years in the USAF as Flight Surgeon/Internist. Last 25 years in Private practice in suburb of Atlanta, GA. Part of a multispecialty group, WellStar Physicians Group, with almsot 500 providers. Served as Chief of Staff at WellStar Kennestone Hospital, a 600 bed facility. I am a Senior FAA Aeromedical Examiner and have special interests in diabetes, lipd disorders, infectious diseases, rheumatologic disorders.
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Internal Medicine
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A 60-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
High WBC Count: An elevated white count can be benign such as from use of a steroid medication, moderate concern as with an active infection or high concern as with a... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Bone spurs/island: Bone spurs and islands have different causes. Bone spurs or osteophytes are thickened areas of bone that form at areas of bone stress, injury, wear. ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Phentermine effects: Since Phentermine is a stimulant used to suppress appetite and help weight loss, it is unusual to cause fatigue. However, if you are on an aggressive... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Aphthous ulcers: Aphthous ulcers or canker sores are painful ulcerations of the lips, gums, tongue, cheek linings. They can range from pinpoints to large ulcers. They ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Elbow Lump Causes: Many causes of elbow lumps: cysts, bursitis(olecranon), xanthomas(fatty tumors), abscesses(infections). Any persistent lump on the elbow should be exa... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Pulled hamstring?: Several causes of pain in the buttock area. Pain can be caused by a hamstring pull, by sciatica(limited) or by something called piriformis syndrome. ... Read More
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A 75-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Anti-androgen Meds: The only major cancer where a drug is used to lower testosterone is prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is fed by or sensitive to testosterone and metho... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Treatment for TBE: Tick borne encephalitis is a rare viral infection spread by tick bites. Death is rare and the disease resolves without treatment. Many patients may h... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Positive RNP test: Mixed connective tissue disorder or mctd is an autoimmune disease, cousin to lupus and other diseases. Fatigue, joint swelling, sjogren syndrome, rayn... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Rash decision?: There are hundreds of causes of rash. Allergic reaction to meds(often antibiotics), foods, chemicals, detergents, bites, etc. Rash can result from i... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Many possible causes: Angular stomatitis or cheilitis is a common disorder with many causes including infections(fungal and bacterial), vit b2 deficiency, iron or zinc defi... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Need for pacer?: Assuming your father had aortic stenosis, the need for a valve replacement is totally separate from any need for a pacemaker. A pacemaker's function i... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Cause of Neck Lump: Causes of lumps on the back of then neck or nape are several. The most common cause i see are sebaceous cysts. Also lymph nodes related to local infl... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Quinolone tendonitis: Tendonitis has been reported with all quinolone drugs which include Cipro (ciprofloxacin) and Levaquin and others. It is more common in patients very ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Chronic leg pain: If the leg pain existed before surgery, either the cause was not vascular or else the surgery was done too late and damage was permanent. If the pain ... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Costochondritis: Very few common causes of pain in this area starting at rest. Most likely is inflammation of the cartilage that attaches ribs to sternum, costocondrit... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
TBE incidence: Tick borne encephalitis, while common in europe, is very rare in the U.S. 5 confirmed cases were diagnosed in the U.S. Between 2000 and 2009. All we... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
MenaQ7 : Menaq7 is a vit k2 product derived from soybeans. Its use has been touted for both heart disease and treatment of osteoporosis. The problem described ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Diabetes options: The treatment of diabetes has multiple approaches. The fundamental treatment is diet, exercise, weight control. If these are inadequate, then pills ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Trigger Point Shots: Trigger point injections are low risk and require no special imaging devices. They are performed by physiatrists, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeon... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Sore Throat Treatmen: Majority of sore throats are nonbacterial infections or allergy related. Bacterial infections are only diagnosed thru a culture or with a quick test d... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Thyroid scan vs sono: The nuclear scan and the ultrasound of the thyroid are used for different reasons so one is not "better" than the other. The nuclear scan assesses the... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Multinodular thyroid: The most common cause of your ultrasound finding is a multinodular goiter. Majority of time these are benign and the thyroid will have normal function... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
To Pap or Not to Pap: Yearly pap smear is not recommended in any country in the world including the U.S. In a few hi risk individuals with hpv infection, it may be warrante... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Crabbeanswered
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
BayGam Indications: Baygam is a brand name for human immune globulin, a rich source of antibodies. It is usually given to persons exposed to certain viruses such as measl... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Crabbe is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Crabbe is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, GA
Graduated 1979MD
Awards
Top General Internist, Third Place, Georgia - Spring
2017
Top General Internist, Third Place, Georgia - Fall
2017
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