Dr. Housam Hegazy
Hospital-based practice
Syracuse, NY
22 years experience
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Syracuse, NY
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SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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.
Hospital-based practice
Languages spoken
English
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
It is unusual: Confusion is disturbance of consciousness with decrease ability to focus. It is also change in cognition. Confusion could be acute or chronic or acute... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Skin involvement: The differene is the extent of the skin involvement. In the limited scleroderma the skin involvement is restricted to the hands, and to a lesser degre... Read More
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Rarely: In most cases the cause of rhabdomyolysis is benign and reversible like trauma, excessive exercise, drugs, infections, toxins.. And. The treatment is ... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Antiviral medication: The medical treatment available are peg interferon, ribavirin, and protease inhibitors.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Depends on the cause: There are multiple causes of pulmonary hypertension and based on the cause the treatment should be focused. For group 1 pulmonary hypertension that is... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Normal and Abnormal: Hemoglobin consists of two pairs of polypeptides chains. It exists inside the red blood cells ANS is important for oxygen transport. Hemoglobin a is o... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Life cycle: The nits are the eggs of the louse. The eggs hatch in 8 days releasing nymphs that require 8 days to mature to lice.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Interchangeable: Sepsis is a systemic response to an infection. This infection could be anywhere. If the infection is in the blood and the blood culture grew an organi... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
No they will not: There is a safe discharge planning before any discharge from the hospital. This plan is made by the doctor, case manager, social worker, and other par... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Yes: Acute painfully episodes are episodes resulted from deceease blood flow and vessel occlusion caused by change of the shape of the red blood cells unde... Read More
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Depends: The depends on many factors including the severity of the rhabdomyolysis, kidney function, the cause of the rhabdomyolysis and if it is ongoing. The b... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Hospital-based practice 22 years experience
Depends on the cause: Hepatits means inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis has many causes and the treatment depends on the cause. The most common cause is drugs and medicat... Read More
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TestimonialsRecommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Hegazy is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hegazy is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine, Syria
Graduated 2001MD
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