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Anesthesiology
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133 Answers
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Sedation dentistry: This is why some dentists became ( after training) "sedation dentists" They are able to conduct a general ( usually with pills) sedation combined with... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Possibility: There is a little left behind that continues to irritate, or the removal was followed by a mechanical irritation that if not progressing towards infec... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Hydrocodon: Both are semi-synthetic opioids. Oxycodon is 4 times stronger due to its metabolits and to hydroxilation at carbon 14. This is why it can stop the bre... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
After polypectomy: Very delicate operation with possibility of severe bleeding. Post-operatory reactions can include edema and post aggression appearing inside the diffe... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Complicated: Snout anesthesia was invented initially for pigs. A plastic cone device was fitted on the snout so, they could breath the gas." balaclava" is a metal... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Lumbar epidural: They are regional type of anesthesia. They affect parts of your body usually from waist down. They do not affect the entire body unless there is a maj... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Unsusual delivery: If you crave opioid this is the most noneffective delivery method. It is instantaneous contact with the nose mucosa and the brain, but you need a lot ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Bad things: Butane and propane are compounds of the liquified petroleum gas (lpg) used for lighters, heating, etc. They are hydrocarbons 4 carbon like butane, or ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Double blind: In this case double blind has no connection with loss of vision. It means that both the patient and the doctor do not know which one is the real medic... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Steps to follow: Breast mammography first. Then a shoulder MRI and a cervical and thoracic MRI. A professional exam of the breast is also necessary as well as a comple... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Maybe: Ild is a complex disease, and the treatment is symptomatic and causal. If the chemotherapy is the cause than it gets better wit the d/c of chemotherap... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Gas and vomiting: High progesterone ( high level during pregnancy) produces nausea and vomiting (especially during first trimester). Even afterwards it is a lower thres... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Liquid in the ear: Try to shake it out leaning the head with the liquid ear towards the ground, or sleeping over that side.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Lymph nodes: The lymph nodes usually enlarge as response to an infection in the vicinity.It lasts maximum 2-3 weeks and as the infection goes away (with antibiotic... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
NBS: Part of the opioid bowel dysfunction are manifest as constipation, nausea, bloating, constipation and pain.When pain is the predominant symptom, the c... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Hydrocodone: Could be, if you took a lot of syrup with codeine. Codeine is a natural opioid. The hydrocodone is a semisynthetic derived from codeine. It is 1.5 tim... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Something more seri: It is more than likely what we call Complex regional pain syndrome.
Go see a pain specialist as soon as possible. They have resources but sooner the b... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Opioid treatment: Did you look for a surgical solution? It will avoid opioids for a long time which is not good for your body.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Complicated: Tibc means total iron binding capacity referring to the protein in blood (transferrin) that binds and transports the iron. Higher is the amount, less ... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Ear yeast: Very rare in humans. Usually indicates an associated condition such as, chronic infection, diabetes which is uncontrolled, severe scratches because of... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Large breasts: Although sometimes can induce strain on the muscles that preserve the vertical posture it is an exclusion diagnosis. I would go to a MRI fist that can... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Faint: No pain or anxiety, but there is stress. It may be a vagal reflex with psychological trigger. Not numbing is because the doctors eliminate the epineph... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Nytrous Oxyde: There are dental offices where a 3-weeks course-trained-dentist/ "anesthesiologist" will provide general anesthesia to a 3 years old. And there are pl... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Feeling "High": Even if you have pain you still feel high: detachment from reality, no worries, no reality, no correct information from own senses, sensation of feeli... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Without anesthesia?: It has been with anesthesia. Otherwise you would have been dead. Light bleeding is fine.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
OTC sedation: There is no good otc medication for sedation. You could take a cough syrup that has some mild agent to induce the sleep such as nitequil night time.I ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Fibularis pain: Pain at the external part of the calf, usually because of the fibularis brevis (peroneal muscle) tendon injury.
Physical therapy helps. The orthopaed... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Yes and no: Any sedative, hypnotic, psychoactive substance can act as truth serum. Used by the military in many countries over the years (pakistan, india, germany... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
SJW: The consensus is that it helps the depressed patients as much as the regular antidepressants, because it inhibits the synaptosomal uptake of serotonin... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Epidural: Epidural injections relieve pain and inflammation through the combination of the local anesthetic and a corticosteroid introduced at the location wher... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Anesthesia risk: It is high risk. Depends on the complexity of the surgery and its length, e.g. Abdominal surgery with organ manipulation produces the fluid to shift ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Shingles and lidocai: Sure if it works for you. You would be in much better shape than with the opioids.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Chocolate: Chocolate is a comfort food. It releases as such the endorphins which are the inside made natural body opioids. It helps. For the violent withdrawal s... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Steroid injection: He presumes it is an intercostal nerve pain mainly. It may be used as a diagnostic test. If it is going away then this is it. If not probably he will ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Advil (ibuprofen): Advil (ibuprofen) liquid gel is the answer. It is rather frequent and it is called dysmenorrhea.It also may come with nausea and vomiting, diarrhea or... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Reactive airway : Can be reactive airway disease. I hope the bronchoscopy was done by a pulmonologist. He could order some respiratory treatments with albuterol to see ... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Possible conflict: Loratidine has an antihistamine effect but it is not highly selective. It has also an antiserotininic effect. Paxil is trying to enhance the serotonin... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Bronchitis: It might be a separate infection/inflammation of the throat, but also it might be something more serious involved. (unlikely the pain in the chest to ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Advil side effects: Advil like any other NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammation drugs) produces water retention which can be significant. In hypertensive patients can be ... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Tongue numbness: High probability it is the aphthous stomatitis, once believed to be caused by a herpetic virus. In reality we have no clear cause but can be confused ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Muscle spasm : Usually is a muscle spasm but it is appearing at the same location might have a local cause. If you are on cholesterol lowering meds make sure you tak... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Petrous apex cyst: No known cause, the symptoms appear with the expansion (ataxia, abducens nerve involvement and the facial nerve). The treatment is the drainage by spe... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Hydrocodone vs oxyco: At the immunassay test but not with chromatographic techniques that can easily distinguish oxycodone from other opiates.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Diagnosis: You just have to have the pain. The pain doc will diagnose and treat the pain eventually with the help of other specialists, part of your team that wi... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Q: Should have healed. The area has a poor circulation and it heals in longer time.
Recheck with the podiatrist.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Local or general: It can be done under local with a good technique and heavy sedation. It is not likely though. The majority of the anesthesiologists will choose either... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Leg modification: Complex regional pain syndrome.
It is difficult to explain and to understand. Usually follows a major injury, operation, foreign materials to fix a f... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
See in the ear: The ENT docs use specially designed equipment. How about an onset of tinnitus.
Only the ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists can tell the differenc... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Dizziness: Did you check your blood pressure? The symptoms are suddenly appearing?
You need to speak to your doctor. You might need a complete blown d panel that... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Laurentiu Boeruanswered
42 years experience
Painful intercourse: It may help if there is irritation or vaginal mucosa inflammation. It will make his sensation less and will delay his ejaculation.
It may have causes... Read More
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Mar 23, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Boeru is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Boeru is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I appreciate that you actually came up with an answer that makes perfect sense and didnt just just on the "Too many meds" wagon.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you. I could have killed my baby! ! I can't even think about what I almost did. God Bless you ... and Thank you for your speedy repl
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Thank you . She is on meds for the lupus but do little for the pain of arthritis. Both pcp & specialist rec. The hydro for pai n of arthrit
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi AKA Grigore T. Popa, Romania
Graduated 1981MD
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, the Miami Region - Spring
2017
Thought Leader, Second Place, the Miami Region - Spring
2017
Top Anesthesiologist, First Place, Florida - Spring
2017
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