Dr. Jonathan Ricker
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Henderson, NV
19 years experience male
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South Hills Gastroenterology
Henderson, NV
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Thursday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jonathan Rickeranswered
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 19 years experience
Belly button pain: First question is what is your body type? If you are thin, the abdominal aorta can be easily felt and is pulsatile, but should not necessarily cause p... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Yes: As long as his physician is monitoring labs regularly and stops the medication once his liver labs go above 3x uln.
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A 39-year-old member asked:

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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 19 years experience
Depends: Every patient follows the same path in end stage liver disease, the issue is the timing. Eventually, the lactulose might not be enough to treat hepati... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Yes.....and no: While your pancreatitis was due to gallstones and/or the ERCP used to clear your bile duct ......alcohol is a common cause of pancreatitis......but us... Read More
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Irritable bowel: Could be a form if ibs. Could also be celiac disease or small bowel bacterial overgrowth. Could also be your diet......High gas formers such as brocco... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jonathan Rickeranswered
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 19 years experience
See below: 1.) post ERCP pancreatitis (7%)
2.) bleeding
3.) cholangitis
4.) perforation
5.) death (rare).
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A 39-year-old member asked:

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Clotting factors: The liver is very important for making clotting factors and if it is damaged, it's synthetic function is damaged as well, allowing the blood to not cl... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:

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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 19 years experience
Depends: Depends on the cause and if there is a continued insult to the liver (etoh, etc). Noone can predict with certainty.
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Yes: It can cause cholestatic jaundice.
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Nodular mucosa: Generally speaking, mucosa, or the lining of the GI tract is relatively smooth appearing, with the exception of the small intestine, which appears lik... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:

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What to expect: The type of prep you use will give you very little variation in the end result.......Diarrhea. You should however make every attempt to follow the dir... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Holding your pee: After your bladder is large due to lots of urine....With rapid emptying, the bladder tends to spasm.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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Target lesions?: I am assuming that you are referring to a pale central area surrounded by a red ring. This is generally bowel prep artifact, however if there was any ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Generally no: But if you are taking nsaids for the treatment of costochondritis, they can lead to ulcerations in the GI tract which can cause pain.
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A 40-year-old member asked:

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None: Ercp requires the patient to not eat usually after midnight the evening before.
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A 35-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 19 years experience
Bleeding: Most likely hemorrhoids. Diverticular bleeding is painless and rather large in volume. It would scare you if you never saw it before. Glad to know you... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 19 years experience
Anal fissure: They cannot be fixed by a colonoscopy. What they are likely looking for is to rule out inflammatory bowel disease as a cause of your fissure. They are... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 19 years experience
Bun in the oven: What you are describing sounds like pregnancy. She should obtain a pregnancy test and be seen by an OB physician as soon as possible if the test is po... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Ricker is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Ricker is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Though and old response, it was still very helpful! Thank you!
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you Dr.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
LECOM
Graduated 2004MD
Residency
Dayon, OH
Awards
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