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Undergraduate at UCLA (Zoology); Med School at USC, then interned in Boston at BCH with Tufts Universtiy. Next four years spent in Rochester MN at Mayo Clinic and Graduate School. Completed MS then with thesis on electron microscopy in lupus and rheumatoid skin biopsies. Then back to private practice in Southern California specializing in rheumatology. Founding Board member of American Society of Clinical Rheumatology (ASCR) and Founding Board member of California Rheumatology Alliance (CRA). Co-Delegate (ACR) to Carrier Advisory Committee. 29 years a delegate to AMA's OMSS. Active staff and chair of numerous hospital committees - Chief of Staff in 1982 at Methodist Hospital of Southern California; currently on Medical Education Committee. Member of Rheumatology Department at LA County-USC Medical Center where on Volunteer Attending Staff - Clinical Professor since 1984. Prior President and Board Chair of Hear Center, Pasadena, CA. Member of "Top Docs" in San Gabriel Valley. Member editorial board of local newsletter- Doctors Matter. Participant in numerous drug studies and speaker's panel for Forest Lab. Speaking presentations in 30 states and 5 continents. Special interests: golf and skiing and photography. Married with two children; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Rheumatology
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stanley Alexanderanswered
Rheumatology 64 years experience
Tension-Migraine ?: Sounds like you tried best home Rx. Can try naproxen (Aleve) two immediately > one twice a day for 3-4 days. Otherwise may need medical eval. I lik... Read More
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COLCHICINE: COLCHICINE IS SAFE AT LOW DOSES. WITH GOUT WE USE 1-2 TABS PER DAY FOR MONTHS WHILE ADDING LONG TERM THERAPY. WE MAY MAINTAIN THIS DOSE FOR MONTHS OR ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Swollen glands groin: Muscle strain does not cause swollen glands. If glands are swollen on opposite side too, consIder a disorder with "lymphadenopathY" (infections like i... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pain with palsy: There can be some neuropathic or local pain, I suspect a drug like gabapentin would help with the former. Taping up the face to prevent muscle pain du... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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If taking ferrous sultate, switch to ferrous gluconate. Can take with food initially. When tolorated change to 30 minutes before meals, then work-up t... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Myelitis: Cannot define the symptoms as outlined: i suspect its incorrect spelling. Pls recheck the diagnosis. Suspect you are referring to transverse myelitis.... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Cortisone substitute: Prednisone (5 mg): the gold standard for use when steroids are Rx'd. I like me-prednisolone (Medrol (methylprednisolone)) 4 mg better. Prednisone doe... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Sleep Hygiene: Waking up (poor sleep maintenance) can be due to a number of things. If you are overweight consider obstructive sleep apnea (osa). Do you snore? Ask y... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Naproxen Chronic: Long term naproxen needs to be moniroted for side effects, especially kidney function. Some people take it for years. But naproxen can be stopped and ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Inflammatory markers: One screens for systemic inflammation - esr, CRP - plus immunologic markers. Latter includes an ANA test (usually positive in most, with speckled patt... Read More
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NSAID gastropathy: Naproxen (naprosyn/aleve) causes gastritis and esophagitis (heartburn > chest pain). This can be improved by taking medication with food, using an ant... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Weight loss: Weight loss always comes down to calories. Avoid breads and deserts. Don't eat three full meals a day. Consider slim fast for breakfast and/or yogert ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Cryoglobunliemia: May have no symptoms if cryo levels are low. Cryos can accumulate in the tissues, especially blood vessels. Excess bruising (purpura) on the skin is s... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Taper steroids grad: If significantly symptomatic on 5 mgm pred, may not br ready for taper. Talk to you doctor about a disease modifying agent (dmard).
Tapering on divid... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Fluid retention: Heat and humidity causes some fluid retention which aggrevates joints. Cold causes stiffness in the muscles. So you get it from both extremes. But mos... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Perianal lumps: One concern in condylomata. Best that you google this. You should see a gynacologist for cnfirmation and treatment.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Neck lump: Lost of questions about painful lumps in the neck. Most likely, statistically, would be a lymph node(s). In youngsters this is most likely a virus inf... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Herpes simplex: Once the herpes lesions are dried up the chnce of passing it on is small.There is an ointment that can be used on the lips to be even safer however - ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Positional LBP: Back pain here sounds more like static backache (postural or strain), than fibrositic (arthritis) or mechanical (disk or instability). You need an exa... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Neck lump.: If it's in the front of the neck or under jaw, it could be a salivary gland. Sometimes there are stones in the salivary duct causing this. If on the s... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Prevent tendonitis: If recurrant tendonitis, you may not be letting is heal sufficiently. Need 2-3 weeks of protection/therapy, then add a couple weeks for late healing. ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Pericarditis: No. I would not resort to natural or homeopathic treatment here. Pericarditits can become chronic and restrict the heart motion (especially expansion)... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Colchecine SEs: Yes lots of medications like colchecine can cause a bitter taste. Try taking it with food or something like tomato juice or V8, but avoid grapefruit j... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Not likely to get VD from feces unless you have a open cut or sore on the "pinky." Or transferred to mouth. If hands soiled any time, wash at least 15... Read More
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Kindey Bx & Bleeding: After a kidney biopsy (Bx) expect some blood in urine, not from bowel. Wonder if he had instestine punctured by the biopsy needle? May be unrelated, ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
HIV AIDS: That is a very low T-cell count. But if he had no serious intercurrent infections it seems likely that he could be treated effectively in this day and... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
B-12 Deficiency: B-12 is usually absorbed with food, but requires a stomach protein called 'intrinsic factor.' This factor can diaspper with age (atrophic stomach) or ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Luekopenia: Low WBC can come from various couses. One is infection. Blood diseases. One is systemic lupus. With a positive ANA, one needs to know how strong and i... Read More
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Naproxen overdose: Should not be a problem. Some suicide attempts with larger doses only resulted in gastritis. Give him some food and antacids. If he has any vomiting ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
RING FINGER SWELLING: FINGERS SWELL WITH HEAT AND GET SMALLER WHEN COLD. ALSO SWELL WHEN TOO MUCH SALT. TRY TO AVOID SALT. FINGERS ARE MORE PUFFY IN THE AM OF AFTER USE. I... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Acupuncture 4 joints: Lots of studies. Acupuncture relieves pain. We would consider it more for acute pain relief. For chronic pain there is one theoretical negative: if yo... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stanley Alexanderanswered
Rheumatology 64 years experience
Check the knees: if warm or if you feel crepitus (crunching) under the knee cap, see rheumatologist or orthopedist. Can do straight leg strengthing ex... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stanley Alexanderanswered
Rheumatology 64 years experience
ANTI-THYROID AB: THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES (anit-TPO) IS FOUND IS THYROID DISEASE, ESPECIALLY THOSE COAUSED BY AUTO-IMMUNE (IMMUNE TO YOURSELF) DISEASE. LEVELS OF ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Lots of changes for 41 yeaars old - probably some genetics working here (disk disease runs in families). You need to work om core exercises and postur... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Insomnia: May need sleep study to determine the quality of sleep here. Some like Napolean never required much. Are you fatigued most of the time or exhausted? ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Knee pain; arthritis: Pain in joints can come with weather change: usually when barometer drops. Suspect it's due to fluid shifts. Rheumatologist in Denver confirmed this ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Ask your physcian if tou have "Hashimoto's thyroiditis." (You may need an antibody panel for this.) If you do it can be the cause of the alopecia and ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Autoimmune Disease: Henrik sjogren described patients with sicca features (dry eyes, dry mouth) and swollen lymph glands. Sjogren's can also cause pulmonary, neurologic a... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Be careful here: If you exercise and have pain at the time of exercise, probably ok. If pain persists/worsens for more that 20-30 minutes after, you may be overdoing. ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Otitis ; Tripple ABX: No, i wouldn't use this in an ear, especially if there is any irritation causing any break in the skin. Use cortisporin otic or anything that can be u... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stanley Alexanderanswered
Rheumatology 64 years experience
HSV Types: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can be type-1 (above the wist) or type -2 (below the waist). The former presents as coldsores or mouth ulcerations. The lat... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Tendonitis Quick Fix: Usually step #3 or 4 is corticosteroid injection into the tendon sheath. If its urgent or really painful you may want to go directly to a steroid shot... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Winged scapula+: Winged scapula may be due to an inhertied or acquired neuropathy. See a neurololgist for this. The tendonitis may be due to the altered anatomy and ab... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Arm pit lump: Most likely would be an inflammed sweat gland. Probably its infected. For treatment: use a topical antibiotic and do not use anti-perspirant type deod... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Isometrics for FX: Avoid motions. Keep the fractured area well splinted. Can do isometric muscle contractions as long as it does not produced prolonged pain afterwords (... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Sprains: There are muscle strains and ligament sprains. Very commonly a twisted ankle, for instance, will stretch the ligamants that keep the bones bundled tig... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
Arthritis pains: You cannot tell if a pain is muscular vs due to arthritis without examining a patient. And even then it may require a therapeutic challenge. Some pati... Read More
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Causes of Fatigue: The list of causes of weakness and fatigue is extensive: viral infections, metabolic disorders (low thyroid), drugs, depression, boredom, chronic fati... Read More
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Rheumatology 64 years experience
HSV infections: HSV-1 means herpes simplex virus above the waist. Usually presents with cold sores or mouth ulcerations. HSV-2 means gential herpes. While active dise... Read More
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Leg neuralgia: Not all pins and neesles in the legs are due to pinched nerves in the back, especially when symmetrical (both legs). Your descriptive sounds more like... Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for your timely reply. Appt with Hema in Aug. Dreading..
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Thank you, there's no wheezing or tightness, I guess it's to the Doctor I go! Appreciate your time! :)
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) I will call my pcp tuesday, it still hasn't gone away
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, CA
Graduated 1959MD
Awards
MS (Med) Univ of Minn
Top Rheumatologist , Third Place, California - Summer
2013
Top Rheumatologist , First Place, Los Angeles Region - Summer
2014
Affiliations
LAC+USC Medical Center
Methodist hospital southern ca
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