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Family Medicine
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306 Answers
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Maybe: Breast feeding can prevent menses, but not ovulation. Are you using birth control?
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 36 years experience
Yes: Ect is safe. It could be the condition that the ECT is treating that caused the cognitive lose. Was the lose severe? Once is a coincidence, but twi... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 36 years experience
Maybe 70mg: 70 (seventy) is the maximum daily dose. But this med is a stimulant and can cause heart and blood pressure issues. It should not be increased by mor... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Yes: There are bleaching agents, but they are very difficult to match other skin colors.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
What did you do: Tap on the tibia and see if vibration causes pain. If yes, need x-ray. If no, sit on chair wit bad ankle across other knee(figure 4). Gently draw t... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Not really: There is no good, permantly effective desensitization. Keep the Epipen (epinephrine) handy and teach a friend/significant other how to use it.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Profe: Iron is hard for the body to absorb, so the left over causes constipation. The rx iron profe is a protien coated iron that gets better absorption and... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Drying and antibioti: Swimmer's ear is usually a topical infection inthe ear canal. Not the ear drum. Dry the fluid and put in antibiotic drops.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Fissure or hemorrhoi: A rectal fissure is a tear in one of the folds that closes the rectum. With bowel movement, it unfolds and bleeds. A hemorrhoid is a vein that hangs ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
They're tasty: Blueberries contain a natural anti-oxidant. They can heip with circulation and mentation. Some say they also are anti-aging.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Immediately: Clonazepam is a rapid acting benzodiazapine. It should work within one hour of ingestion. It is a good muscle relaxant. It can be habit forming wit... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Cyst, infection ,atr: Uterus, vagina, colon, or bladder can all cause pelvic pain, inside. Any one, two, or all could be infected, full of cysts, or thin/raw(atrophy) . M... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Amplified: When you yawn, the eustacheon tub running from the back of the throat to the ear opens. This amplifies the sound into a bigger cavity.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Depends: This test has a very high false positive rate and is used primarily to rule out the presence of a clot. Just because the d-dimer is elevated does not... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
A new TipTap: Propioception exercises are good for stroke rehab.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Melatonin: Take 2-3 mg of melatonin over the counter is a reasonable and affective sleep aid. If not affective, see family physician. Most over the counter sleep... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Throat scope: Chronic cough is either lung, sinus/nasal, or stomach acid reflux. A lighted scope, etiher nasal or oral, could be very helpful.
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
No, it should not: Peroxide swallowed should not affect depomedrol (methylprednisolone). It can, sometimes, take two weeks for the Depo-Provera to became effective, so ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Magnesium citrate: Magnesium cittrate is sold otc in an 8 oz bottle. It is a mild propulsant to help move stool, not just soften. Mix it with any flavoring and drink o... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
The: The keegle exercises work if done enough and right.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
WNL: This height and weight are within the normal bmi range.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Carpal tunnel: should be considered. Usually from overuse injury. See your family physician to rule out other causes.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Make sure to Clean: Plums should be fine in pregnancy. It is important to wash and clean all fruit to prevent the ingestion of any chemicals that are on the produce.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Possible migraine: A throbbing, one-sided, debilitating, worsening-if-active headache is the classic description of a migraine headache. If your wife can predict she is ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
There are multiple: There can be over a dozen nodes in the groin. They are often related to the body fighting an infection or to abnormal cells in your blood. It would ad... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
See a Doc: Anytime a patient has shortness of breath they should see their primary care physician. There are many causes of shortness of breath and you should se... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Should help: Multiple studies have shown the potential benefits of probiotics cases of bacterial vaginosis. These help restore the normal bacteria in your vagina a... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Unusual periods: If your periods were 7/12-8/5 and 8/25 - 8/30 those are irregularly spaced and the first one was much longer than the average period. It may be that y... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Suicidal ideation: Please go to the nearest emergency room or your family doctor.Physicians, mental health professionals, and social workers can help you.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Low TSH: See your pcp to check additional labs-t3, t4, thyroglobulin levels. Depending on the results, you will be started on thyroid medication. A low TSH cou... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Closer, yes: IUI--intrauterine insemination--is a procedure that deposits sperm in a woman's uterus. During regular intercourse, sperm are ejaculated into the vagi... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Please describe: Please describe this lump better:
Symmetry (symmetric or asymmetric)
Borders: regular or irregular
Color
Diameter
Elevated
Changes over time (other th... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Could be normal: This could be normal. It may be the baby moving. However , if you are having vaginal bleeding , large loss of fluid, contractions occurring more frequ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Grade 3 = abormal: Grade 3 means the tumor cells are poorly differentiated. Which describes the cells in the tumor. Therefore it shows abnormal breast tissue and is like... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Get a pregnancy test: There is a chance that the bleeding on sept 7th could be from the implantation of a pregnancy. This is not very likely but there is still a chance tha... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Not by itself!: If you are not diabetic already, then developing diabetes is usually the result of PROLONGED sugar excess, which your body eventually has difficulty c... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Pregnancy tips: Things to avoid: alcohol, uncooked or undercooked meat, eggs, and seafood, exposure to cats
Be careful with caffeine, because the fetus is very sensit... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
BPH treatment: It is unlikely that the problems associated with BPH, the enlargement of the prostate, will change without medication. BPH is common and occurs as men... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Cortisone Injection: It is possible that you have a spasm of your piriformis muscle which sits upon your sciatic nerve. If this is the case, a shot of cortisone in that mu... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Probably a combo: These symptoms could easily be the result of a virus that effects the stomach and GI tract or heartburn. However it is important to evaluate any patie... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Changing Mole: It's always a good idea to watch your moles over time and be familiar with their size and appearance. In some cases, a change in the appearance of a m... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Ear infection: Abnormal discharge from your ear could be suggestive of an ear infection. I would suggest going to see your primary care physician for examination an... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Diet vs Reflux vs CV: I recommend seeing your primary care provider. Assess if there is any family history or past medical history of cardiac (heart) problems. This could a... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Sinus Tachycardia: I assume they scheduled you 30 days out because of normal findings at the ER. If you believe you should be seen sooner, call the office to clarify the... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
See your Doctor: It is likely the result of the hormone in the progesterone shot. It often causes bleeding, but it should not last one month. See your primary care phy... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Pregnancy options: Each of these conditions can reduce fertility, but getting pregnant is not impossible with each individually. Taking medications to enhance ovulation... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
No: Your menstrual cycle is not dependent on the number of days in the month. It is usually 28 days long but anything between 21 to 35 days menstrual peri... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Menstrual cycle: A typical menstrual cycle is 28 days long. So assuming you have regular cycles, you will get your next period around the 12th.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 36 years experience
Possibly: If you are having any vaginal bleeding or loss of fluid see your doctor as soon as you can. Otherwise sounds normal.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Yes: There is no definitive drug interaction. However, with all supplements there is always a risk of adverse reactions.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! thank you very much, i study mbbs here in china, the doctors dont speak english, so i have no way to explain to them... what do u advise me to do sir?
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I was very concerned, because the bruising feels larger than the discoloration. I will follow up with my physician if it doesn't improve by Friday. TY
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Thank you for putting my mind at ease a little! I'm scheduled for an ultrasound today as she didn't feel anything abnormal. I'm just nervous
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduated 1987MD
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, West Virginia - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Second Place, West Virginia - Winter
2013
Top Family Physician, Third Place, West Virginia - Winter
2013
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