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Dr. Alan Faustino

Internal Medicine
atlantic city, NJ
28 years experience male

Locations

NJR Healthcare

atlantic city, NJ

Address

1616 Pacific ave, suite 316, atlantic city, NJ, US
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My office hours

Thursday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
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Insurances accepted

Medicare

About

Bio

I am an Internist however, my main focus of practice is Hospice, Palliative care as well as Visiting Home physician. I have three great and trusted mid level providers and have a great understanding of this very special patient population. Technology has made it possible to bring the office to the patient. NJR Healthcare used state of the art technology for patient diagnosis and treatment and has been successful in containing cost and preventing hospitalization. I also have a great interest in Health Information Technology and founded an EMR company that achieved CCHIT-ONC 2012 Certification. This is clinically driven and doctor friendly EMR that is easy to use and actually enhances the overall experience. Most physicians believe that hose call providers are nothing more than caring a black bag and refilling a script for a little lady with anxiety. I can personally test that this is opposite, and i will argue that on any given day, we are seeing patient that are far more complex than the typical office based primary care physician. Im a believer that changing our health starts at home and most of us would prefer to be their at the end of our life as well. Lets give patients what they need. Changing medicine and putting us back on top of the developed countries with ranking starts with innovation and thinking outside the box. Modern medicine is innovative and technology driven, physician need to be more open to new ways of practicing medicine as well as embrace technology and lead the way.

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Internal Medicine

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128 Answers
4 Agrees
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Digestion : Bacteria help digest your food. Depending on the type of food you eat depends on how much gas is produced. Drinking carbonated beverages can cause b... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
? Gallbladder : If this gets worse you could be developing a stone in your gallbladder and this can be potentially serious so if worsens or no improvement then to to ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
No: However there may be some be some abnomalities on the blood work that would make a practitioner investigate this further, but, in the simplest and gen... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
More: More elderly women than men die of heart disease, so make sure grandma gets her heart testing done!
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Probably: As long as you have been treated correctly for the disease that caused photophobia the yes you should get rid of it.
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A member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Treating symptoms: Many disease are not curable and there comes a time when trying to cure the disease is more harmful to the patient. Palliative care is switching treat... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Honest and lovingly: This can be difficult, but, likely your daughter already has an idea about it. Take this opportunity to build a strong bond with her as there will be ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Maybe: Usually this only happens if you have an allergic reaction to the ring like anywhere else in the body. This happens less with the more pure the ring i... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Repeat the test: Even if the test was negative, it is possible that the test are not accurate or could not detect it., therefore, repeating the test every 3 months, ev... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
OCD: Obsessive compulsive disorders can take many forms and whether its an obsession with counting numbers or preventing death, its usually called an ocd, ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Possibly: Sometimes rheumatic fever can affect the heart and this can cause your symptoms if it continues see you doctor.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
SSRI: I assume that you are on another medication. It would be helpful to know what that is. In general the ssris like prozac, celexa, and zoloft (sertralin... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Yes and no: It would be helpful to know how the hematoma got these. In general warm water or heat to the area may make it worse and coldness the opposite.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: Yes, ace inhibitors slow the progression of kidney disease and spilling of protein in the urine. This is common knowledge and you should be on one if... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
No real concern: In general if you have no pain or loss of function or sensation you should be fine. Be careful however as sometimes symptoms of injury to the back and... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Indigestion: Yes it certainly sounds like it. I would modify my diet and get a better balance of foods and see what goes well with you and what not. You can also t... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Stress: Stress of either mentally or medically is the most likely cause. However, this is rare even amongst children there is a change that it could be caused... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Maybe: This all depends on many factors such s do you have other medical conditions, has this happened before? Do you have any other symptoms? If you develop... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Absolutely!!!!!!: Suboxone is a very long acting medication and it is an opiod mixed with another medication to block the addicting properties. It stays active for up t... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Need more test: Xrays are notorious for missing diseases of the lungs, if i were you id ask my doctor for a cat scan, a referral to a specialists or go get a second o... Read More
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Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Fatty liver: Im assuiming that your doctor has looked at all other causes of hepatitis like viruses, and diseases that affect the liver. It sounds like you have a ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
No salads: You should stay with anything i could change vitamin k in it and that usually green leafy vegetables.
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A 67-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Limit carbs: Try to avoid or limit breads and pasts, these are called carbohydrates and will raise your blood sugars, however, loosing weight at this stage is the ... Read More
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A 76-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Inflammation: Inflammation or reaction to a foreign body like a bacteria such as infectio fluid in the lungs are also some disease states that cause your body to at... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Genetic related: Greyness on any part of the body just signifies the loss of pigmintation to your hair that occurs with age. This is a normal process and of no concer... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: What people have issues with is digestion of fats when they have the gallbladder removed. However, problems with any food types have been noted, this ... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Obstruction: There are many causes to this and can be from weakness of the swallowing muscles to an obstruction like a mass. There is also a very rare pocket call... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Not really: Great question therevhave been incidences where certain types of metals have been implicated in inflammatory reactions and in some cases have lead, to... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
No: It should not matter if you were fasting or not. Platlets can go up and down on a daily basis without it being an issue. We worry when it gets to aro... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Sprain injury assoc: A sprain usually has an associated injury related to it, ie fall and ankle hurts and then goes away, arthritis is a chronic disease meaning last for y... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
IBS: Sounds like irritable bowel syndrome however you may be suffering from something as simple as lactose intolerance, i advise you to watch you diet firs... Read More
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Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Stop taking it: Not suggesting thhst you do this consult with your doctor but this can be a type of allergic reaction and it mat be wisevto stop, if you develop short... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Immediate attention: In general family history and symptoms that do not relieve themselves as well as other heart related conditions make us docs worry about chest pain as... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
No: Actually the answer is probably yes, however patients with thought disorders can at times be unpredictable. That being said even patients that do not... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Possible: Magnesium levels as well as othe lr electrolytes can cause all kind of issues mostly with muscle or heart and constipation question is what makes y... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: This should not be a problem as long as the lortab is not causing the allergy symptoms you are having.
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A female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
The current state of health: Living a lifestyle of correct eating taking care of yourself by seeing your doctor regularly as well as exercising rarely over lifetime can help you a... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Allergies: Sounds like you have allergies best to consult a physician but you can first try over the counter Allegra or Claritin (loratadine) and see if it helps... Read More
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Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Back sprain: Unless you have a fever and other symptoms that would lead me to think that you have a urine infection then this is likely a simple back sprain, over ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Unknown: If you ask many experts they will tell you statistics based on large populations, when you look at an individual its harder to predict. As long as the... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Hospital operator: Although in his infancy, this is more and more becoming a recondite specialty. In general hospices employee a physician or a medical director that fun... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Usually one week: This is highly dependent on the person, usually changes in that area occur one week to days and can last up to a week after your cycle. Some women can... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
If allergic related: These medications are used to sinus problems that cause post nasal drip and cough. If your symptoms for the treatment were because of post nasal drip... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Nerve irritation: These symptom are simular to carpel tunnel but when they involve the index finer are more likely to be the radial or ulnar nerve and while you feel it... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Yes and no: This all depends on how long it was since you had the bite, is the rash warm, painful or expanding? These are usually signs to worry about regardless ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Unknown: You can not acquire or get schizophrenia, it is an abnormal thought process that patients are born with and an even or genetic signal turns the diseas... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Anxiety: Unless you are eating the same thing over and over and it has something in it that can make you nervous, its likely related to an issue of eating and ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: This is a very glandular area and cyst can occur frequently amongst women there is a type called a Bartholin's cyst that can be very painful and at ti... Read More
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Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Infection: It's critical to know more about where it is bottom of where foot, back, head, stomach, it could be an infected cyst in general things that hurt like ... Read More
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A 72-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alan Faustino
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Cough: This is the most frequent complaint hover dizziness and a rare allergic reaction called angioedema can also occur but very rare.
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Apr 8, 2013
Great physician! I refer many of my clients to Dr Faustino's practice due to the quick turn-around and high level of professionalism.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Faustino is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Faustino is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I never injected and put a lot of emphasis on the fact that suboxone had a blocker, when in reality is just an opiate that is, "not as bad
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanks. I feel tired all the time no matter how much sleep I get. It's been going on for a long, long time.
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Omg!!!!! My family member takes them however they are not prescribe....I am very scared for him.

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA
Graduated 1995MD

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