Dr. Mark Moran
Pain Management
San Antonio, TX
21 years experience male
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pain Management
Languages spoken
English
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108 Answers
26 Agrees
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A member asked:
Dr. Mark Morananswered
Pain Management 21 years experience
Eval: If you know this is your appendix, you should get evaluated asap. You don't want to have a ruptured appendix .... This is a surgical emergency. If y... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
More info: Don't know your age. Could be muscle strain, arthritis if low back, bulging disc. Sounds like arthritis of si joint. Consider anti inflammatories ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Migraines: This sounds like migraines. Monitor severity, duration, alleviating factors, triggers, other symptoms and see neurologist.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Tylenol (acetaminophen): Pregnancy brings pain. I recommend only tylenol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy. If need more, talk to your ob/gyb.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Side effect: Could be side effect of meds. Did symptoms start with starting meds? Or another problem. I would look up side effects of your meds and monitor fo... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Be understanding: I recommend only tylenol (acetaminophen) for pain in pregnancy. Lots of things are happening to her now. Try to be understanding and do whatever she... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Narcotic: Vicoprofen (hydrocodone and ibuprofen) is a combination of hydrocodone, a narcotic, and inuprofen, advil. The first number is the hydrocodone dose an... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Peace of mind: Depends on what caused nosebleed. Was it trauma or spontaneous? Another consideration is peace of mind. If you're going to be worried and up all ni... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Arthritis: Sounds like degenerative joints in neck. Since its been present for a while, i would get cervical MRI and talk to a pain doctor.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Muscle relaxant: A muscle relaxant to help relax spastic muscles. Can help with pain caused by contracting muscles or spastic muscles.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Ribs: Could be rib joint irritation, muscle spasm, stomach problem, lung problem or gall bladder are most likely options. Probably rib problem since it hur... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Need eval: Minor back pain is expected. However, if your pain is so intense it limits easy activities if daily living, you should be evaluated. This could be b... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Rib : Possibly fractured rib or bruised lung. Would get x ray to make sure no fracture and pain meds/ breathing exercises to keep lungs expanded.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Monitor: It can take meds days to start to have effect. Watch for progressing symptoms like worsening pain, increasing g fever, new symptoms. If you are stab... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Muscle or disc: Usually muscle stain or bulging disc. I would try heat, rest, stretching where the pain is. If conservative measures don't help, talk to doctor abou... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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It can: It can easily cause back pain. You should get antibiotics for treatment and monitor for progressing symptoms.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Options: Depends on what works better for you. Some people like advil, others aleve, others exedrin , others tylenol (acetaminophen). Read the insert and to f... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Options: You can try heat, stretching, massage, otc meds, anti inflammatories, therapy. If conservative measures don't work, talk to your doctor about muscle ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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What: What can i expect? What will my love one feel and experience? What can I do to help transition?
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Yes : And ulcers can be serious. You should get examined.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Joint problem: Probably joint problem like arthritis. Try resting it ( do you use it a lot?), heat, anti inflammatories. If progresses or goes up your arm, talk to... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Causes: Could be anxiety, reflux, heartburn, lung problem, irritation of sternum, or heart. Since your young, probably reflux but i don't know your history. ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Some meds take weeks to have an effect. If you don't like this option, talk to your doctor about trying another faster acting medicine.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Options: Could be gi, appendix, gallbladder, rib irritation, lung irritation. I would monitor symptoms and see what makes worse, better, duration, frequency.... Read More
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Follow up with doc: I don't know the results but your doctor does. Follow up with him or her and address your concerns or questions.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Eval: Sounds like you are treating an infection. But this may be something else like migraine or even shingles. Or it could be you need a different antibi... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Eval: This could be muscle spasms, urinary tract problems, reproductive problems, nerve problems, or spine problems. Monitor your symptoms and find out wha... Read More
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Dentist: You might have a tooth infection. Dental problems can be very concerning. You should see a dentist for eval they can provide meds for your pain too... Read More
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Side effect: All pain meds can have side effects of nausea as well as headach. If this is the first time you have taken tramadol, probably just this. Usually the... Read More
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Wishful: I don't think your boss will go with that excuse.... Low blood sugar is probably the answer. You should talk to your doctor if this happens frequentl... Read More
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Ear pain: Does it radiate? Only one side? Any facial symptoms? If just behind left ear, could be ear infection, nerve pain as it is usually sharp, TMJ prob... Read More
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X ray or MRI: Sounds like shoulder cause with pain that comes with positions. I would get evaluated by ortho and try rest, maybe therapy. It may be you need MRI a... Read More
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Sinus congestion: Sounds like sinus congestion or infection. I would see primary doc for eval. May need antibiotics or draining meds to clear sinuses.
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Many things: Anything that causes injury to nerves can lead to nerve damage. Vitamin deficiency, neurological problems, vascular insufficiency, diabetes, and anat... Read More
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Palliative: Palliative care is a difficult step. Education and communication is key. And talk about concerns.
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Options: Many non narcotic meds are available. Muscle relaxants, anti inflammatories, nerve calming meds, topical creams, numbing meds, and otc meds. I would... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Eval: These symptoms may not be related... You could have more than one problem. But if they all started around same time, it would be more concerning. Br... Read More
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Muscle or nerve: Low back pain is usually muscle spasm, arthritis of joints of spine, bulging disc or pinched nerve. Try heat and anti inflammatories. If that doesn'... Read More
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Muscles: Probably muscle spasms. Try heat, massage, rest, stretching antiinflammatories. If that doesn't help after one week, see doctor.
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Position: Changes in body position can frequent cause symptoms, such as lying down. You may have spinal stenosis, or narrowing if spinal canal, that is not sy... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Gall bladder: Consider gall bladder. This is associated with eating and found right where your pain is. Try less challenging foods, avoid fatty foods, and monitor... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Lots or nothing: Could be pulled muscle, fatigue from excessive activity, problems with discs if had vomiting, or other less likely options. Probably just muscle spam... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy: Many things are changing during pregnancy. Blood, heart rate, electrolytes, skin, hair, breathing, GI , urinary changes; too many to count. Talk to ... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Options: Appendix, gall bladder, colon, kidneys, bladder, hips, ovaries, testes, intestines..... Many things.
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Pain Management 21 years experience
Eval: Could be a vascular problem, muscular problem, nerve problem, bone problem. Certainly not normal. I would monitor location, radiating symptoms, alle... Read More
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Maintain: You should give your doctors plan and your body a chance to work. Not k owing your medical situation, i would call your prescribing doctor to let him... Read More
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Yes: Your partner should not be mixing narcotics with alcohol. She also dhould not drink that much alcohol as it could affect her liver. Chronic narcotic... Read More
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Maintain: Take your medicine as written. If it is not working, call your prescribing doctor before making any changes.
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Pain Management 21 years experience
No: Allergic reactions from morphine are usually itching, rash, gives. This sounds more like herpes virus or cold sore. Talk to pharmacist about option... Read More
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Pain Management 21 years experience
NSAID: Naproxen is one medicine of a group of medicines known as nsaids which means non steroidal anti inflammatory medicine. It is used for inflammation pa... Read More
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Aug 4, 2013
Great responses. Recommend highly.
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Dec 2, 2012
He gave me exact information for my problem. Very quick to respond and I appreciated his time to answer my question. Thank you
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Moran is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! It feels like it's in the middle. Away from spine but not quite on the side of that says anything m
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Thanks for your quick reply! The baby is fine he fell on top of me and didn't get hurt only I did when I hit my head on my truck tire! :-(
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I have done epidural injections done every pain med out there went into renal failure due to meds would like to know if i pump would help
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Texas Health Science Center
Graduated 2002MD
Awards
Top Pain Management Specialist , Second Place, Texas - Winter
2013
Top Pain Management Specialist , Second Place, Texas - Summer
2013
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Affiliations
Baptist medical center
University health system
Northeast Methodist Hospital
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