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A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Not likely: At your age lung cancer is very unlikely. More likely a musculo-skeletal cause.
This scare should be a wake up call to stop smoking before the next... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Many possibilities: You didn't mention how long, how often, fever, etc.
If one time it could be short duration and be insignificant. If this repeated many things are p... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Radiology 57 years experience
Don't know: Spigelian hernias can be hard to diagnose and can be very small. They occur in the front abdomen between the rectus and internal and external oblique ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Depends: The term, "mildly enlarged heart" is somewhat vague. For athletes a slightly enlarged heart may be normal. The appearance of the heart on a chest film... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Sometimes.: There are lesions that can be determined with a high level of assurance to be benign and lesions that can be determined to be malignant.. There are al... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
It depends.: If it is a simple fracture with no complications pain medication and no hospitalization should be all that is required. If there are problems such as ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Yes: I assume you are asking about leg clots and ultrasound can show clots and blood flow using doppler.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
A few days.: In most practices the study will be read that day and the report out the next. If you dont hear in a week call.
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A 43-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
See details.: This may depend on the place where it is done but usually it will include the liver, spleen, gallbladder, bile vessels, kidneys, adrenals and great ve... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Usually not.: In most practice situations the radiologist writes a report to send to the referring physician who then conveys information to the patient. Sometimes ... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
No: Modern mammography delivers a much lower dose than in the past and what's more the dose is delivered only to the breast.
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
No: The usual cause for this sensation from MRI is heating or rotation from some metallic object. Do you have any metallic imbedded object?
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
It may be simple: Be cause it came suddenly and without mentioned trauma it is very likely muscular. Rest , analgesics such as Ibuprofen or Naproxen may be all that is ... Read More
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Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Be calm.: The situation you mention does not make sense to be in relation to a facial cyst. His recommendation may relate to some lab findings rather than to th... Read More
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A 71-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Descriptive term: Not specific to any one thing.
Parenchyma is just the main part of an organ or tissue.
Echogenicity refers to how many echoes are produced by a tiss... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Probably nothing: Phenergan (promethazine) can be slightly painful and if near a nerve could cause the referred pain but it should clear within hours or a day or so. If... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Many possible causes: There are many possibilities but severe blockage of abdominal arteries certainly can cause pain and other symptoms. You need more workup and possible ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
It is not a cold: It may be chronic sinus disease or allergy. No reason from what you say to think low immunity.
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A 61-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Oncology: I answer this not only as a physician but as a patient with stage iii adenocarcinoma of the colon.
Your question also sounds like stage iii. You wi... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Need Oncologist: You have asked a thoughtful and important question. That has to be answered by a qualified oncologist. It is complicated and depends on protocols and ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
No: Cardiovascular disease is any disease of the heart or vessels.
Heart disease refers to disease of the heart only.
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
A colon study.: A bowel prep is required. Barium sulphate and water are introduced via a canula. In a straight be (barium enema) x-rays are taken in multiple position... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Depends: The possibilities are too numerous to detail here. A physician will need to evaluate this.
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A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Depends: In general a good long scrub with lots of running clean city water is very good and is what surgeons scrub with.
Ninety five percent alcohol is ver... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Yes: With a 28 day cycle ovulation is near day 14. Conception can occur several days before to several days after mid cycle. Twelve days is near your most ... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Maybe: The wording, "no acute abnormalities" is vague. It is likely they meant normal but it leaves room for non-acute abnormalities. With our reading the wh... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Not likely but..: If you have been taking the oral contraceptive as directed the chance four pregnancy is very low. If you have missed some the effectiveness drops.
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A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
About 35 hours: Five to seven half lives is safe. Assuming tc99m was the agent 35 hours should be more that adequate.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Within accuracy : Most measurements of fetal age are not accurate to any less than two weeks. Unless the discrepancy is more than this jot is unlikely to represent a pr... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Could be: The test should be repeated now that more time has passed as well as repeat us.
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Yes: More information is needed. Be safe, see a dermatologist, .
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A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Yes.: That is one of the main reasons for colonoscopy. The gastroenterologist usually can see every part of the colon wall and biopsy suspicious lesions. Of... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Yes: Any significant head trauma can cause a subdural hematoma, but most people have bumps to the head without any lasting problem.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Many things: You didn't mention whether it is a ct scan, MRI scan, nuclear medicine scan or ultrasound. While the specific scans show slightly different things the... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Not alone.: A nuclear medicine bone scan reveals only bone turnover activity. This can come from several causes such as trauma, degenerative change and tumor. Whi... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Yes you can. : The use of all ionizing radiation (x-rays, ct and isotopes) can be harmful and must be balanced with the clinical need. The exact amount depends on ag... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
No: Radiation cannot be felt. Aftereffects may be felt from burns or irritation.
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A 16-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Some tips: Without knowing more history and seeing exams it may well be a hiatal hernia with reflux. (gerd) if these tips do not help see md.
Eat small meals ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Hard to answer: Unlikely the nodule is related to your symptoms.
Most stable lesions are benign, longer times are needed to prove this. Do you have films older tha... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Yes: It is true that ionizing radiation (x-rays) are used but the dose for a single ct of the head is low and should not have any effects.
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hosea Mcadooanswered
Radiology 57 years experience
Uncertain : Uncertain without exam. The probe could cause a small insignificant tear in which case the bleeding should promptly cease if normal clotting. More his... Read More
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Dr. Mcadoo is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Mcadoo is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! No prior img comp, antibiotics for PID tx,onc rx body scan@6m interval
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Thanks for your quick reply! thank u doctor.i have already quit smoking yesterday........thank
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Thanks for your opinion. Just am very confused. Will seek another opinion.
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