Dr. Lori Wagner
Internal Medicine
Louisville, KY
29 years experience female
Locations
University of Louisville/ Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Louisville, KY
Office
LOUISVILLE, KY
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Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
English
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184 Answers
10 Agrees
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Lori Wagneranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Ignore: You can get a vaccination when you have a "cold." previous rec was to avoid confusion of symptoms.
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Number of vessels: Triple (3) versus quadruple (4) vessels bypassed...
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Ignore: "lots of fluids" can keep stones from forming by diluting the "substrate" that makes the stone.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Possibly GERD: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease can cause both heartburn and nausea when laying flat.
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A 67-year-old male asked:
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Cardiac: If you are experiencing low oxygen levels, then your lung blood vessels clamp down and place extra strain on your heart. If you need oxygen, it is bes... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Ideal Weight: The ideal weight for a 5'6" female is 115-154, so you are right on target. Now this is not average, as the average female in the United States is over... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Type: Type 2 diabetes has more to do with genetics than type 1 diabetes.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Blame genetics: It is not uncommon for people in their 30's to still have acne; although it should be much less than your teenage years. A lot of this is due to genet... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Go to ER: Could be kidney stones; go to the er to be evaluated!
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Try diff meds: Propranolol and Primidone are first-line, but other seizure medications are tried as well - such a Gabapentin or topirimate.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Normal: The TSH is the most accurate test in a "stable" situation, that is no significant new changes.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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What: What are the side effects? How much? What is the newest information about potential risks?
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Try to get a good support system. People who will tell you when you additional help.
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Ignore: Chronic hepatitis patients: do I have antibodies for other forms of hepatitis? Need vaccination?
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Ignore: Do not do any one activity for too long: standing, sitting, walking. Vary it up.
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Put: Put yourself on a regular toileting schedule. It decreases symptoms.
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Ignore: Stay active. Does not have to be "over-active." just move.
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Ignore: Sometimes listening to music "on the go" can make you less sensitive to the noises around you.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Magnet: A magnet is used to create a magnetic field; the different cells of the body react at difference speeds; this produces an image.
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No: If you have problems with eating or swallowing, then another diagnosis needs to be considered. The facial nerve (which bell's palsy is a paralysis of)... Read More
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Fasciculation: Most of the time a muscle "twitch" (or fasciculation) is totally normal. However, it can be a sign of nerve disease (lower motor neuron disease). If t... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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No: I have had this covered by some of my patients' insurers in the past. Not sure where the problem lies.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Tetanus shot: If you can't remember when you got your last tetanus shot, or if you know but it has not been within the last 5 years...Then you need another tetanus ... Read More
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Fasiculation?: Fasiculations are involuntary contractions of a muscle. If there are no other neurologic problems (such as weakness or sensory loss), they are typical... Read More
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No: Meckel's diverticulum is a physical pouch, so medicine doesn't help it. But they can be associated with bleeding. And if patients have mild bleeding, ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Ask your doctor about vitamin supplementation, especially calcium, vitamin d, and vitamin b12.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Keep: Keep active: mind and body. If you don't use it, you lose it!
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Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Be: Myth: alcohol doesn't increase your cholesterol....It actually may!
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Neurontin (generic name gabapentin) is extremely well-tolerated. As with all medications, some people may have a true allergy; but this is rare. The m... Read More
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Probably dry skin: The most common reason for lips to peel is dry skin (chapped lips). Make sure and be careful with products you may be using on the face, which could b... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Typically not direct: Hashimoto's will have a brief high thyroid state before the patient becomes low thyroid; when this brief period of too much thyroid hormone happens, t... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Soft or firm: Onions can keep a long time in a cool, dark space. An onion is usually rotten if it is soft/mushy. If it is firm, it should be ok...Even if it has sta... Read More
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Fecal-oral: Cholera spreads by the fecal-oral route, meaning infected stool contaminates either food or water consumed by another individual. This is why hand-was... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Consider treatment: Don't think you can prevent, but can treat. One of the most common reasons for head shaking is essential tremor. This can be fairly severe (think kath... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Caregiver drain: This can be both physical or emotional. It is important to take care of yourself, so you can continue to care for those you love. Make sure and get en... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Low immune status: Any thing that stresses your immune status: lack of sleep, another infection or disease state, alcohol or drugs, stress, etc.
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Really a tremor?: It would be extremely unusual to have a tremor such as you describe.There are other movement disorders, including fasiculations or tics, that would be... Read More
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Physical Therapy: Physical therapy and pain medications (as needed) are appropriate first line. Spinal stenosis due to degenerative changes is relatively slowly progres... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Who knows???: Accutane has been associated with both hair loss and unwanted hair growth. There are actually a number of things like this in medicine, which i always... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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BCP, Vaniqua: option: In addition to the option of spirolactone (which can be used for female hirsuitism regardless of the etiology - as long as pregnancy is not planned) a... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Possibly: One of the physical features of lack of blood flow to the feet (peripheral vascular disease) is the feet will turn purple-ish red when dependent (hung... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Shingles???: First condition that comes to mind is possible shingles, a re-activation of the chicken pox that commonly effects that particular nerve branch. Defini... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Half-life & delivery: Both are opioids but stay in your body for different lengths of time (half-life) and, of course differ in their delivery (oral versus patch).
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3-6 weeks: The majority of people recover completely within 3-6 weeks; if you have absolutely no improvement a week into the disease, have unusual symptoms, or l... Read More
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Ignore: Important to stay physically active; can make labor and recovery easier.
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Glucosamine: Glucosamine is well-tolerated with few side effects.
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Ligament hypertrophy: The ligamentum flavum runs along the back of the spinal canal; with time and degenerative damage (felt to be relatively the same mechanism of disease ... Read More
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Structure involved: Tension headaches involve the muscles over the skull, and they are typically described as constant with "hat-band" like pressure. Vascular/migraine he... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Opens airways: They help open up (or dilate) the airways (the main one being called the bronchus).
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Start med early: Most likely this is a migraine with aura; because there is an aura, recommendation would be to take a tryptan as soon as you think it might be coming ... Read More
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Dr. Wagner is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Wagner is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Wagner is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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My wife had this happen recently, and she doesnt think that the mixture had anything to do with her triggered flashback. I feel that it did. she said that she had mixed the two before with no effect l...Read More
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Thank you. I am going to follow-up my question with a specific reason for my doctor's concern, mainly the purity and safety of fish oil supplements (mainly mercury levels).
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This was very helpful. Thanks! This was not on the top 10 list of health worries, but it still was a very nice piece of information for an otherwise somewhat stressful day!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, GA
Graduated 1994MD
Awards
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Top Doctor, Second Place, Louisville, KY - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Louisville, KY - Winter
2013
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