Dr. Neal Kraus
Hospital-based practice
Greenwood Village, CO
13 years experience male
Locations
Questcare CarePoint Hospitalists
Greenwood Village, CO
My office hours
Thursday: 7:00am - 7:00pm
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Denver Health Medical Plan
Medicare
Other
About
Bio
My Care Philosophy:
A patient needs time with their doctor.
If I put no limits on that, the best care possible will follow.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Hospital-based practice
Internal Medicine
Licenses
United States: Colorado
Doctor Q&A
105 Answers
186 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 34-year-old member asked:

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Hospital-based practice 13 years experience
None: If you're overweight, you shouldn't be gaining any weight.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Indeterminate cause: If you had advanced hepatitis C mediated cirrhosis and poor synthetic function (your liver makes proteins among dealing with other important things), ... Read More
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A female asked:

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Blood in stool = ER: Without a compelling and known diagnosis, with constipation and blood in your stool you need urgent and depending on the circumstances even emergent e... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Possible answer: I found on a quick literature search that they should live 24 hours and would likely live 48 hours. I am not a fertility expert, so take that answer ... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:

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Not flu season: It's not flu season. This could be medication induced. If you were given an antibiotic for the "flu", you could be having a side effect from it.
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Possible: It is entirely possible. You should remember to use protection or get on birth control if you don't want to have children. Additionally, you can acq... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:

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Depends on the Med: I would ensure the right medications were used. If you have an abscess, it needs to be drained. Many staph are resistant to antibiotics, but there h... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

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Wild Yam Root: There are non-traditional reports of it helping by stimulating estrogen, which i suppose could influence one's fertility (but not necessarily to incre... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:

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No proof its bad...: They haven't proven any problems from getting an MRI while pregnant, but they also haven't proven there isn't a chance of having a problem. If you ne... Read More
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A male asked:

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Seek treatment: i would get checked out. May need fluids or further testing. Stool appearance can be nonspecific. If oily film on surface may have problem with fat ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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Possibly: If you eat enough of almost anything it will make you overweight.
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A 64-year-old male asked:

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Duodenal ulcer: The old adage that a duodenal ulcer is relieved by eating and a gastric ulcer is worsened by eating isn't great to rely on, but i would seek followup ... Read More
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A 74-year-old male asked:

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Anyone: They are professional managers of symptoms. This means if you are in a car accident at 25, you could visit a palliative doc for management of chronic... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:

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Tough to say: Could be a Baker's Cyst. Tough to say for sure. Ultrasound behind knee could show this.
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A 60-year-old female asked:

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See note: Associates answer is appropriate if you mean this is on eye and not supra temporal meaning near your eye brow.
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Relative term: it depends on location and size and many many other factors.
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A female asked:

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Could be cardiac: It could be many things, among them is angina from her heart. The crux of the decision to present emergently for chest pain should be based off the p... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Therapy: cognitive behavioral therapy. Exposure therapy (former better and more practical than latter) for this type of phobia I believe. Psychologist can he... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:

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No.: Trazodone and oxycodone are entirely different classes of medications. Trazodone works on the serotonin receptor. Oxycodone works on the opiate rece... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

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Lower right: Lower right pain can be a number of things. Could be things like appendicitis, colic pain, or even a kidney stone. There's also something called ref... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:

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Hmmmmm....: I bet either your aunt doesn't know his HIV status or she is actually HIV positive, herself. If neither of those are correct, she could be on antivir... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:

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Depends: I knew folks prior to medical school that used pretty heavily. People who do Cocaine arent just contending with the addiction potential ( which is ba... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Breakdown "criteria": The closest criteria for having a nervous breakdown within the psychiatric community is adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood (acu... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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Ignore: Weigh yourself daily and track it. Do not run out of medications. Follow dietary restrictions.
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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If: If you drink, quit. If you don't drink, look at triglycerides and medications. Eat a low-fat diet!
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A 42-year-old male asked:

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Possible: You're on two medications from the same class... Are you seeing medical doctors for this? If so, be careful and i recommend seeing one doctor. There... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
I am fine when i sit down but when i get up and we'll cross a room i start sweating is that normali?

Dr. Neal Krausanswered
Hospital-based practice 13 years experience
Many things: It could mean many things. It could be as simple as you not getting exercise regularly and you are "deconditioned". It can be much more serious to b... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

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Possible: If you are peeing more than normal, it may mean that your kidneys have hit the most sugar in your blood that they can filter, so you're spilling the s... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

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Unlikely: Highly unlikely at your age with the exception of if you have certain genetic disorders (which unless you are adopted you would obviously know about);... Read More
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Depends on burden: Depends on any number of factors. Yes. It is possible. I would avoid putting hands in mouth in general and if necessary to do so, I would highly re... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:

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Non-specific: You are articulating very non-specific symptoms. The high-risk / scary things doctors always are concerned about including heart attacks and blood clo... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

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Yes but..: Association does not mean causality. Aspergillosis is less likely than multiple other causes for what you're describing (pleurisy / plereuritic chest... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Difficult to say: I wouldn't bank on your symptoms meaning your pregnant, nor would i rely on their absence to mean you aren't pregnant. Urine pregnancy tests (or bloo... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:

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Sperm and pregnancy: When you swallow things they should stay inside the GI tract (the pipe from your mouth to your anus). The sperm are all probably killed in the hostil... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:

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Viral: If you have a simple viral illness, like the common cold, there isn't a magic pill to cure it. Time is the primary treatment, as these illnesses are ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:

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Difficult answer: Books are written on this, so there is no easy answer. The best advice i can give you is this: make sure that your mom is using the prescribed Insuli... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:

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Autism?: A psychiatrist or neurologist that specializes in childhood problems should be consulted.
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Why?: Why are you having water retention? It may just be salt, or immobility, but it could be something more indolent and worth following. I agree, all of... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:

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Serious: You could have a zygomatic arch fracture. This is a serious deal . The balance issues could be related to your inner ear or the back part of your br... Read More
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A 72-year-old female asked:

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Careful: You're already taking klor-con. If your labs are showing you have low potassium and you and your doctor decide it's in the best interest for you to t... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Retained stone: If within 6 months post surgery, you could be experiencing symptoms of a retained common bile duct stone. Talk to your surgeon about this.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

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No: If they existed and worked, you would already know.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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TMJ: Sounds like tmj, or temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
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A 46-year-old member asked:

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Try this: You need a doctor and imaging to verify the diagnosis, but the thompson test is a physical exam maneuver that may help determine it. Google thompson ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Yes: If you're not on birth control and having unprotected sex, you can become pregnant. You also can catch HIV (virus that leads to aids), herpes, and ot... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

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The question is this: Why would you be cutting a nerve? Don't cut a nerve. If you are thinking of doing this, seek help from a physician / psychiatrist.
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A 33-year-old male asked:

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Depends: cardiac rehabilitation is used in those with coronary artery disease. Your question is dependent on a number of factors and there isn't a simple answ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Common things....: Stop taking NSAIDS if possible. Likely pregnancy related if you are currently pregnant. Pregnancy --> Hormones --> Decrease muscle tone between... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:

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Alternatively...: Why not ask your doctor to prescribe you potassium supplementation if you have to take a certain medication you are concerned about?
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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It could be: The withdrawal method is not usually successful. Is this possibly why you became pregnant? Regardless, it could be a period. See your gynecologist,... Read More
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May 4, 2015
Have been reading Dr. Kraus' responses and feel he is a thoughtful and knowledgeable practictioner
Apr 24, 2015
Dr. Kraus is very knowledgeable and caring. We are glad to have him on Healthtap.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Kraus is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! My MCV is high, thyroid is low. What's the fix? Can u add a cmt pls?
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! thank you, its hard to enjoy pregnancy without knowing the father
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Thanks for your quick reply! I have seen him twice. Waiting to see gastro. Nothing showed on the ct
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, TN
Graduated 2010MD
Residency
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Completed 2013
Awards
UTHSC, 2013-2014, Chief Resident of Quality and Safety
Thought Leader, Second Place, Tennessee - Summer
2013
Top General Internist, Second Place, Tennessee - Summer
2013
Affiliations
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Swedish Medical Center
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