Dr. Mark Rausch
Emergency Medicine
Midlothian, VA
26 years experience male
Locations
Emergency Physicians Immediate Care
Midlothian, VA
My office hours
Thursday: 730am - 10am
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Aetna Life Insurance Company
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Sentara Healthcare
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Emergency Medicine
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
No: Shingles and chicken pox are the same virus. Shingles is a reactivation of the chicken pox. If you have had chicken pox, you are at risk from develo... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: Woman's monthly cycle is measured from the first day of her menstrual period until the first day of her next period. On average, a woman's cycle norma... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Analgesic: Pyridium (phenazopyridine) is a pain reliever that affects the lower part of your urinary tract (bladder and urethra). It is used to treat pain, burni... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Upper abdominal pain: Epigastric pain is the most common symptom of both gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is characterized by a gnawing or burning sensation and occurs after... Read More
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A member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Mostly, which drug?: Almost all drugs of the cephalosporin class are considered safe in pregnancy. They are classified as category b which states: animal studies show no r... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: Please call your surgeon. There are many reasons to have a fever after surgery, the most concerning with breast augmentation is an infection. The com... Read More
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: Although the symptoms are consistent with gastritis/ esophagitis, i still think you need an evaluation by a physician urgently. At 62, this still cou... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned.: You need to be evaluated by a physician. Your potential problems include gallbladder infections, stomach ulcers, pancreas inflammation or duodenal ulc... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: Xarelto can cause a drop in platlets. The medical definition of a drop in platlets is called thrombocytopenia.
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A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: You need an evaluation by a gastroenterologist. Food getting stuck is seen in several diseases. A common one would be zinker's web. It is a cartilege... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: I am concerned for either a skin infection, abscess, or possibly an allergic reaction to the tattoo ink. You need to be evaluated by a physician urgen... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
They don't function: Chronic kidney disease (ckd), also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. Chronic k... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Less Likely: Your symptoms are more consistent with tmj. Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (tmj disorders) are problems or symptoms of the chewing muscl... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: This is a serious concern. You need to speak with your OB immediately to discuss further. You will likely need an evaluation in the l&d department wi... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
PCP: A physician who has been trained in family medicine or internal medicine would be an excellent choice.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: I would recommend an evaluation by a physician. There a several reasons that could be causing you to have this problem. If you are having a difficult... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Unlikely: There is no evidence that shows a woman having an orgasism before her male counterpart will decrease the likelihood of conceiving.
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Meniscal Tear: Symptoms are concerning for a tear of your meniscus. Definitive diagnosis can be made during a complete thorough physical exam by a physician and pos... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Herniated Disc : Your symptoms are consistent with a herniated disc in your neck, specifically the 6th cervical nerve. You need to be evaluated by an orthopedica surge... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Heat: I typically tell my patients to put a cup of uncooked rice into a sock. Tie off the end of the sock & place in the microwave on high for 1 minute. Ri... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: There is not interaction between the two drugs.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Asthma exacerbation: You need to be seen by a doctor. You may need to add steroids or an antibiotic, and possibly a chest x ray
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Contusion vs Sprain: I would start with rice
rest
ice 20 minutes every hour on the hour while awake today, then 3-4x/day for next three days.
Compression with an... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
No: There are no significant interactions known for penicillin and depo. You can take take both at the same time.
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A member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: This is concerning for a urinary tract infection. This is a common infection if you had a Foley catheter placed during surgery.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: I am concerned for these symptoms. Please call your family doctor for an evaluation or go the your local emergency department.
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A 66-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: There is no known cross reactivities between the two drugs. You can take them both as directed simultaneously.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Very likely: All are symptoms of early pregancy. The breast tenderness is a classic symptom. I would take one today and if negative repeat in one week.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
See a physician: There a numerous possibilities of back pain from muscles strain, to disc herniation, to pancreatitis, to kidney stones, to a kidney infection. Persist... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
No: There is no evidence to suggest that would occur.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Bartholins Abscess: Patients with cysts may present with painless labial swelling. Abscesses may present spontaneously or after a painless cyst with the following symptom... Read More
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A member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Call your OB: I can understand that you feel like you cannot get enough air from your abdomen growing. However, feeling short of breath could be a sign of something... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: You are dscribing pleuritic chest pain. There are several potential diseases that have pleuritic chest pain as a symptom. These include, pneumonia, p... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerning: Pain in the right lower quadrant can possibly be appendicitis. I recommend an evaluation by a physician urgently.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concern Pneumonia: I am concerned for your shortness of breath. It can be a symptom of pneumonia or bronchitis. You need an evaulation by a physician to rule out the ab... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Conerned: I am concerned you may have a problem. Pain under your ribcage after eating may signify gastritis, gallbladder disease, or possibly pancreatitis. It ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Not sure: Exact incidence is still unknown; however it is a common cause of congenital neck masses. No ethnic preferences for branchial cysts are reported. Clus... Read More
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A female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Unlikely: If your pregancy test was negative, there is still a chance you are so early in your pregnancy that you do not produce enough HCG to trigger the test.... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Herniated Disc : Your symptoms are consistent with a herniated disc in your neck, specifically the 6th cervical nerve. You need to be evaluated by an orthopedica surge... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerned: Your wife needs an urgent evaluation to rule out a blood clot. She is at risk for blood clots during pregnancy.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
No: There is no evidence to suggest that parsley tea prevents pregnancy.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Peyronie's disease: Peyronie's (pa-ro-neez) disease is the development of fibrous scar tissue inside the penis that causes curved, painful erections.
Men's penises va... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Too fatigue: Your question is not specific. What are looking to do? Are you looking for a website where you can chat with a dermatologist for free. Or are you look... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: Common reactions of topomax that would could look like a stoke include parasthesia (tingling of extemities), dizziness, ataxia (feeling off-balanced)... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Antibiotic Resistent: It may be that the organism/bacteria that is causing your infecion is resistent to the antibiotic you were given. I recommend that you follow up with ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: Nausea is a side effect of percocet. You can try to take the medicine 20 minutes after a meal or with some crackers. Otherwise you may try over the c... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: Shingles is a reactivation of the chicken pox virus. Acyclovir is an anti-viral ( not antibacterial) and is a first line agent in decreasing the sever... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Cocerned: I'm concerned that this is bleeding from somewhere in your intestinal tract. Especially with the cramping. You need to be seen urgently by a physicia... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Concerning: I am concerned for your pain. It could be appendicitis, gallbladder infection, pancreatitis. You need an urgent evaluation by a physician. Please call... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Rauschanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: Most fungal infections can be cleared with either of the medications you mentioned. A few less common fungal infections will not respond to miconazol... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Rausch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Rausch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Im very sick and week&have a 7yr old daughter only time I have to see a dr is on Mon. I've gotten a very bad headache and I taste bloodIDK
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanx,presently I am consulting a doctor who has asked for quite a few tets... Thanx again....
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An MRI showed nothing but my doctor said probably just tension headaches. Neck massages frequently helps a lot. Thanks!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA
Graduated 1997MD
Awards
Thought Leader, First Place, Richmond, VA - Winter
2013
Top Emergency Medicine Specialist , Third Place, National - Winter
2013
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