Dr. Richard Federbush
Internal Medicine
Holtsville, NY
38 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.
Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
10 Answers
6 Agrees
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Stool examination: You need to be seen by your private physician and have a complete stool evaluation, including cultures for various bacteria and parasites. In addition... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
More testing: You must keep a food diary , to see if there is a pattern, or if a particular type of food causes pain. Acid related causes, gallbladder disease, Celi... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
See a doctor: This rash needs to be seen. It could be from an infection, irritation, inflammation, or vascular.
How long has it been there?
Any injury or trauma?
A... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Yes: A thyroid panel consisting of tsh, t4, and free T3 (liothyronine) can give a lot of information regarding thyroid function.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Diet and exercise: There are no short cuts...Regular exerecise coupled with moderate exercicse is the best way to achieve weight loss.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
See an allergist: Chronic urticaria can be due to a variety of allergic and/or immunologic disorders. There are also familial causes as well as environmental causes suc... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
They have insight: Unfortunately they are not miracle workers and can never be "Right" 100% of the time. However, the role of a good psychologist is to give you the "too... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
You need an Xray: Any painful injury should be examined by a physician. You may also need an xray to rule out a fracture.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Yes: If the initial choice of antibiotic , in this case Cipro, (ciprofloxacin) was not effective in eradicating the infection, is is safe to take a course ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Federbushanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
More testing : The next "round" of testing woyld include a 24hour heart monitor to rule out any arrythmia. A Full metabolic workup is necessary to exclude endocrine ... Read More
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TestimonialsRecommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
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Jul 30, 2014
Awesome doctor. Not
Only do I refer to him but he is my doctor too!
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Federbush is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Federbush is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I appreciate your information on the specific DDX to consider.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine, Mexico
Graduated 1985MD
Awards
Top General Internist, Third Place, East Long Island Region - Summer
2014
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