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I am an anesthesiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Medical Director of Biomedical Engineering for Partners HealthCare System. I completed anesthesiology residency and fellowship training at the University of Colorado. My research fellowship was in medical device informatics, focusing on simulation and artificial intelligence applications for monitoring and real-time decision support. I departed Colorado as a tenured associate professor to work as an executive of a medical device company. I joined Harvard Medical School and the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2002.
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Anesthesiology
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Massage: Massage may help. Assuming you have no bleeding or bruising or muscle tears, for a new injury try massage with a large ice cube and gentle stretching.... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Yes: Epidural anesthesia is effective regardless of body weight if the needle can be inserted with the tip in the correct location - in the epidural space.... Read More
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Not epidural: The swelling that you described is almost certainly not from the epidural. You should see your OB for a physical exam as the next step to diagnosis th... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Surgery or delivery?: If you are asking about an epidural for surgery, you should not feel pain. The epidural needle and/or catheter will be injected with local anesthetic ... Read More
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A 64-year-old female asked:
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Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Muscle lengthening: In a dumbbell curl, the concentric phase involves flexing the arm by shortening the muscle. The eccentric phase occurs while straightening and lowerin... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Synthetic Narcotic: Fentanyl is a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is approximately 50-100 times more potent than morphine. It has a fast onset and relatively short dura... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
It could: Hard to generalize accross all opiates. When Meperidine (demerol) is metabolized in the body it creates normeperidine which can produce nightmares, a... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Depends on surgery: If the surgeon is planing an "open" approach and the appendix has not burst, it may be appropriate to use general or regional anesthesia. However, i... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
The "best" depends: There is no one best medicine for everyone. Your doctor will consider the most likely causes based on your specific conditions. Sometimes low doses of... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Relaxed, sleepy, out: General anesthesia in adults is usually started with intravenous medications. We often administer small doses of medications to help a patient feel re... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Interesting, but no: It's hard to imagine a situation whereby general anesthesia, without the right doctors and instruments, would be useful. Ether could be used but it wo... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Allergy: Allergy making your eyes itch at night? Pollen from hair/face can transfer to pillow-case. Clean it.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Depends on problem: Some heart problems have almost no effect on the safety of anesthesia and surgery. Other heart problems would only be dangerous if we didn't have the ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Carefully: Carefully follow the instructions provided with your blood pressure monitor for accurate readings.
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Depends why intubatd: If he was awake prior to intubation, he was probably given sedatives or anesthetics for the procedure. These may last a 1-3 hours in some patients and... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Nephrologist: Are you asking because you had a kidney transplant or kidney injury? Or were you told that you had abnormal kidney function? If so, you should seek th... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Anesthesia Meds: "anesthetic" is typically used to describe the medication for producing anesthesia. Anesthetics may be administered intravenously or inhaled to affect... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Normal to be anxious: The IV doesn't hurt more than a flu shot. Once the IV is in, you will probably be given a small of sedative to help you feel relaxed and sleepy. Most... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Please provide some do's and don'ts for people who have or are close to having high bloood pressure.
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Silence: Silence is golden. Talking while measuring blood pressure can give false high numbers.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Pulse: Pulse oximeters have become inexpensive and can be used to monitor your pulse rate!
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Not concerning: I'm not sure what was intended when you were told that. If it was local anesthetic that wore off too quickly, it was probably not "metabolism" but oth... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Fish: Fish oil is available as a liquid that can be easier and more pleasant to take than several capsules.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
To replace Potassium: A low concentration of potassium (k) chloride (cl) - or "kcl" - is typically used in IV fluid to make its composition similar to blood. This also he... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Many years &worth it: Anesthesiologists are physicians who complete 4 (or more) years of additional training after medical school. The most "difficult" part of the job is... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Not painful: I assume that you are referring to an injection of local anesthetic into the toe to numb it. This is called a "digital block" and if done with care i... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Not Long: There is a theoretical concern that after discontinuing the inhalation of nitrous oxide, the rapid transfer of the gas from the body into the lungs to... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Possible? Rare: By not wake up, do you mean die? It is extremely unlikely that a generally healthy patient having minor surgery (e.g. Middle-aged person with high bl... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Eating: Eating slowly can help you feel full and eat less. Eating with chopsticks may help you slow down!
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
1-3 hours: An injection of Lidocaine will numb an area for 1-3 hours. But it stays in the body for several more hours while it is broken down by the liver and re... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Only if needed: Lidocaine has been assigned to pregnancy category b by the fda. Animal studies have failed to reveal evidence of fetal harm. It is widely used for pro... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
If: If you are having oral surgery, ask your doctor when you will be able to swallow medications again.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
What do you mean?: True overdose, causing life-threatening symptoms of respiratory depression, low blood oxygenation, etc. Is a medical emergency and the patient should ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Painful: It's a myth that: a stroke must be painful. Even so, a sudden, severe headache is possible.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Not resp therapy : The problem you are describing is not usually treated by respiratory therapists. Respiratory therapists usually work with patients that have lung dise... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
General = brain: Local anesthesia involves injecting numbing medication such as Lidocaine into the area to be numbed. The medication baths the nerves and blocks the... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Doubt it: I assume you had general anesthesia 2 months ago for the surgical procedure. I can't imagine how general anesthesia could cause a rash that persists f... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Why do you ask?: If you think that you are having symptoms caused by air embolism, please provide more information, such as how you feel, why you think its air embolis... Read More
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A female asked:
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Flying is OK b4 anes: Flying prior to having general anesthesia and surgery should not pose a problem. If your sinus is blocked from the nasal injury you may want to use a ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Over the counter: Lidocaine gel (the generic form of xylocaine) is widely available in retail and online stores in the usa. It is an ingredient in products for treating... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Propofol is optional: Propofol is well-suited to provide sedation for short procedures because its effects quickly dissipate. It is usually used in combination with a narc... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Not for surgery: The concept of "low-dose" usually applies to the use of local anesthetic for childbirth or post-op pain relief. Normal doses are used for surgery to ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Anesthesiology 38 years experience
No permanent injury: If the angina was caused by the blood pressure drop (caused, for example, by a medication), and it resolved (and the heart rhythm was normal) when the... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Have a doc look: It sounds like you have a middle ear infection. The pain was caused by the buildup of pressure. Pain gets better as pressure is relieved when eardrum ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
See OB doc now: You need a physical examination, especially a blood pressure measurement. At your stage of pregnancy there is a risk of developing pre-eclampsia. It c... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
It is uncommon: Repeated episodes ("recurrent") epiglottitis is uncommon in adults. The published literature suggests that it can be caused by problems with the immun... Read More
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Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Get medical care: Blurry vision continuing for two days after head injury is concerning. The other symptoms are also concerning. You should seek medical care, especiall... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Not a good idea: Mixing these medications can have unpredictable effects. F you take both, you may increase the likelihood of side effects. The most serious side effec... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Several Possibilitie: Muscle relaxants used for general anesthesia are effective at relaxing voluntary muscles, including those that you use to open and close your mouth. O... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 38 years experience
Pain Relief: Hydrocodone is an opioid (narcotic) pain relieving medication that requires a physician's prescription. Acetaminophen is a non-narcotic pain reliever ... Read More
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Cooking: Cooking tomatoes makes it easier for your body to absorb lycopene (a powerful antioxidant).
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Many doctors don't know an answer to that so I always feel so unsure due to it being so serious.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Only concern about epi would be delay in mobility post-op. Might be OK for later day surgery...
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I am not really sure what an ER is... Thanks for your answer!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, NY
Graduated 1985MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Awards
AAMI Foundation/Institute for Technology in Health Care Clinical Application Award
American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) award for Professional Achievement in Technology
International Council on Systems Engineering Pioneer Award
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