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Pediatrics 53 years experience
May be: Influenza a virus can affect the larynx and so one may have loss of voice. The difficulty with breathing that you describe is worry some. If the fever... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Flu like illness: The symptoms of bird flu are no different, than regular flu. It is how it originates that it gets its name from. It can be quite severe and difficult ... Read More
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Several things : Such questions are better answered in proper context. Was it a trauma, pain in orbit, vision problem or prominence of the eye on one side, and what th... Read More
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May be: There are multiple factors that are considered in evaluating the wt of the children at this age. Birth wt, length of the child, genetics, and general ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Need to know more: First of all we want to know what is his blood pressure, what other symptoms he has, and how they have evolved and what were the findings of physical ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Since there are several viruses that produce the same set of symptoms such as you describe. Not all flu like illneses are due to the same virus, and t... Read More
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A male asked:
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May be: Ct scans are done to further evaluate the illness, when no other better measure is available and knowing the problem will allow a timely management an... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Attention is one of the important aspect in learning. Ability to associate, information base to draw those associations from etc are important. If the... Read More
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Pediatrician: There are many causes of pain in the legs. Thorough discussion of when he complains of pain, how consistent pain is as regards to location, and what o... Read More
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NO: One really needs to know what reaction you are getting that you would like to avoid. Echinacea is not well studied, on the other hand the most common ... Read More
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