Dr. David Cohen

Internal Medicine
Wynnewood, PA
44 years experience male

Locations

Office

Wynnewood, PA

Address

100 East Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA
Directions

Insurances accepted

Aetna

Independence Blue Cross

UnitedHealthcare

Office

Wynnewood, PA

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Specialties
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Internal Medicine

Languages spoken

English

Doctor Q&A

233 Answers
28 Agrees
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A member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Be careful: You can catch hep c from needle exposures or blood contact. You should not exposed cuts or open sores on your body to other peoples blood or secretion... Read More
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A 72-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Possible allergy: You may have an allergy to the medicine. Do not abruptly stop it. Contact your cardiologist.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Urticaria: You must mean urticaria which is the medical term for hives. These are usually a manifestation of some form of allergy such as a medication allergy or... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Both can cause that: Both dis4eases can cause those symptoms. Will polymyalgia rheumatica you have pain but no muscle weakness. With myositis you would have muscle weaknes... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: That is somewhat elevated. Not dangerous but... You need to find out what is causing your calcium level to be elevated. Consult with your doctor and ... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: If it went away i would not be concerned. You were experiencing tinnitus. Were you exposed to any loud noises? Were you experiencing any dizziness, ve... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: First see your gynecologist and get an examination and blood work. If all is normal you may benefit from therapy.
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: You may be having an exacerbation of your ra- rheumatoid arthritis. Would see your rheumatologist.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: You may need an MRI of your spine. Then you can see an orthopedist who specializes in spine conditions.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Multiple things can cause this including infection. You need to see your doctor and get an examination.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Your studies are normal. This means you do not have excess cortisol- cushing's syndrome. You do do need excess cortisol to be bipolar.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: There are other ways it can be detected such as cat scan, however, colonoscopy is often done because a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis can be done dur... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Give him lots of love.
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Yes: Yes. Discuss this with your kidney doctor.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Painful neuropathy: Inflammation of a group of nerves caused by impairment in circulation to the nerves. Can be seen in diabetes and conditions called vasculitis which ca... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Yes: You certainly can get pregnant with one ovary and tube.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See a doctor: This could be many things, the most serious being a blood clot to your lungs. Would get medical attention immediately.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See a doctor: Cannot answer this without seeing the problem. He should be examined by a physician.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Sre you getting enough sleep? Are you under a lot of stress?
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A female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See a doctor: You need to see your doctor. Multiple issues are going on. With blood in your stoll you should probably get a colonoscopy if you have not recently had... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Muscle spasm: May be muscle spasm. Ask for doctor to try you on a muscle relaxer.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: It can be taken long term if indicatedd. Why do you need to be on it long term?
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Possible allergy: You may have an allergy to some mold in the apartment.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Complicated: Too complicated to answwer on line. Consult with your gynecologist or a therapist. First... Make sure that you are attracted to your partner.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: It is a good antihistamine. A topical steroid like Nasonex (mometasone) or Flonase may help even more.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
No: Not exactly. You have Insulin resistance and require more Insulin to maintain a normal glucose. Your lipids may be elevvated also. Have blood work don... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Therapy: You should consider working with a therapist. Sometimes medications are also helpful.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Fluid in ears: You may have fluid in yours ears. Get your ears examined if this does not resolve.
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Hard to answer: This is difficult to answer on line.He should see his ct surgeon or cardiologist to be evaluated.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Possible UTI: Get checked out for a urinary tract infection.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See an ENT doctor: You may have a anatomical abnormaality predisposing to infections like a deviated nasal septum. You may want to see an ENT physician.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See a Podiatrist: See a podiatrist- foot specialist. Most likely you have a condition called plantar fasciitis which can be helped with special shoes.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Topical treatments: Benzoyl peroxide lotion may help. See a doctor for a prescription.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Depends: You should discuss this with your doctor. It would require extensive training for a period of time to prepare for this.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Local sedation: Usually local intravenous sedation and not general anesthesia.
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A 66-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Thee dose of these meds depends on the indicidual patient. Discuss the dosing with your neurologist.
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: It depends on what is in healthy blood flow. Chances are that a nutritional supplement is not needed. Also these products are not regulated by the fda... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: You may actually have occular migraine headaches. You should see an opthalmologist.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Arthritis: This sounds like it may be arthritis. Of course you should have your hand examined by a doctor.
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A 66-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
No: Metformin should not make glaucoma worse.
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A 74-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Get the tumor excised surgically. See an opthalmologist who specializes in occulolastics.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Yes: Many people with bipolar disorder are high achievers. It is important to get on the right medications or combination of medications.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Extra beats , pvcs, are not uncommon. You need doctor to examine you and get an ekg.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Provided the blood did not get into an open wound nothing should happen. F you have any concerns check serologies in a month but once again if nothing... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Sounds like you have an upper respitatory infection. Most likely a birus. You can try an over the counter medication such as mucinex (guaifenesin).
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Having your pulse increase after exercise is normal. I assume you are stating that 10 minutes after exercise your heart rate is 98.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Normal: Those lab resuts are fine. A low alkaline phosphatase has no significance.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
No: CRP is a marker of inflammation. It is noot used to diagnose cancer.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
See below: Does he have any signs of an infection? This is the first thing I would think of.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Cohen
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
No: This would be an unusual side effect.
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Testimonials
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Thank you notes
Nov 30, 2012
Dr. Cohen is a phenomenal doctor! I heartily recommend him. He is extremely experienced, intelligent and has a vast command of medical knowledge.
Apr 5, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
I recommend this Physician
HealthTap member
Thanks for your quick reply! Yes. Told me no need for hospital care yet. Only if it get worse. Today ophthalmologist told me about the 20% loss.
HealthTap member
was taking azithromycin,got meds change and no accidents or bumps.Thinking meds, more bruising showed up. Dr. Is watching me closely now. TY
HealthTap member
Thank you very much. Saw chiropractor and maxillo facial surgeon. They said they can't help. Mri only till 5th vertebra. Dry needle didn't

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia
Graduated 1983MD

Medical/Graduate school

Muhlenberg College
Graduated 1979MD

Residency

Temple University Episcopal Hospital

Residency

UPMC Presbyterian

Residency

UPMC Presbyterian

Awards

Kipling's Who's Who, Kipling's Who's Who
Leading Physicians of the World, The Leading Physicians of the World
Outstanding Teaching attending physician, Lankenau Hospital

Affiliations

American College of Physicians
Society for Vascular Medicine
American Society of Hypertension
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