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Steven Ferguson MD, CMD (Certified Medical Director) has over 30 years of personal involvement in the preventive health care discipline. Specializing in Geriatrics (Alzheimer’s), Natural Hormone Therapy and Weight management. Dr Ferguson has a very large Medical Practice In Rural North Carolina.He also has a very busy Substance abuse clinic,utilizing suboxone(buprenorphine and naloxone)g for opioid withdrawal.Dr Ferguson has over 200 youtube clips on multiple topics. He really enjoys Mr Dementia clips to help draw attention to and teaching on alzheimer's. <i> </i>
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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.
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Addiction Medicine
Geriatrics
Holistic Medicine
Palliative Care
Doctor Q&A
131 Answers
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General Practice 37 years experience
Mild Moderate Sever: There several different ways of classifying Alzheimer's disease the simplest way to think about it in three stages: mild /moderate /and severe. Each s... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Nothing is 100%: Would lean toward natural hormone over traditional hormone therapy.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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See below: Anxiety and withdrawal symptoms can look very similar, and are very common at the end of your course of suboxone. Go slow and have confidence in your ... Read More
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Possibility of good: When you check the saliva test of a patient with fibromyalgia, you often find several deficiencies. Treat what you find to be deficient and the possib... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Surgery is Best: There are not many problems associated with the wrists short of bony abnormalities. One common problem that can occur at the level of the wrists or co... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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See below: Belching is the act of expelling air from the stomach through the mouth. It usually occurs when the stomach distends, or expands because of too much s... Read More
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A female asked:
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See your healthcare: It's not clear what you have based on your description and I think it would be wise to see your healthcare provider in the a.m. to help delineate whet... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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See below: Facial hairs suggest that you have an imbalance in estrogen , testosterone and progesterone. Check your hormones with salvia testing then work with so... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Fluid from a joint: There are not many problems associated with the wrists short of bony abnormalities. One common problem that can occur at the level of the wrists or co... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
See below: The symptoms vary to the dosage you are taking. From mild filling badly to full blow opioid withdrawal systems.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Wean Suboxone: Working with a knowledgeable physician and weaning the Suboxone dosage may be the better alterative.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Change in symptoms: What is the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion they are on the same track. This often occurs when one starts out behind in their overa... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Exhaustion - stroke: What is the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion they are on the same track. This often occurs when one starts out behind in their overa... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Yes bleed/depression: Hormone imbalance would almost have to be a part of midcycle bleeding, but there many other facters too. Would suggest saliva hormone testing for star... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Ice/ antihistamine/T: Swelling and itching are normal with insect bits. Ice works well ideally at first. An antihistamine will help with the itching. If the reaction stay ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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No cure: Alzheimer's disease is a progressive memory loss disease. Starting with short-term memory. We presently do not have a cure for this disease. We have s... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Same as the risks: There are not many problems associated with the wrists short of bony abnormalities. One common problem that can occur at the level of the wrists or co... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Anything: Anything goes, what ever makes the patient happy, no rules. Obviously within reason.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
Minimum: Minimum junk food, physical exercise daily, maintain normal weight.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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The: The mediterranean diet is thought to be one the best diets in the world for over all health eating.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Check: Check your feet daily, often diabetics have a decrease sensation in feet, possible lead... Injury.
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A 52-year-old male asked:
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Final wean: Final wean can be very difficult, but you have make a decision to be clean in advance. See tag below.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Yes,yes and 7-10 day: Skin flaking often occurs when swelling goes down.Soreness in normal but if it persist you may need a different antibiotic.These type of infection oft... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
You need a balance: Our bodies are wonderfully made and part of that process is that our hormones are in balance and functioning like a well-oiled machine. In our experie... Read More
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See below:
Constipation is a very common problem particular in Western society. Common associated issues are not enough water and not enough fruits and vegetab... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
Acne is very common: Acne is very common. Basic tips: wash face twice a day with soap and water, flip and change pillow case every other day, drink lots of water, try to a... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
See below: Belching is the act of expelling air from the stomach through the mouth. It usually occurs when the stomach distends, or expands because of too much s... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
Don't try it: There are not many problems associated with the wrists short of bony abnormalities. One common problem that can occur at the level of the wrists or co... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
Ketones could mean s: In the evaluation of a urinalysis there are multiple different components to be evaluated. The ones most associated with a urinary tract infection wou... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Potential source of : The vagina and anus are very close together and always a potential source of in infection, symptoms might include but not limited to vaginal discharge... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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See below: Constipation is a very common problem particular in Western society. Common associated issues are not enough water and not enough fruits and vegetable... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
Elevated liver enzy: These are elevated liver enzymes. There many reasons for elevation …medication, alcohol just to name two.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Saliva test helpful: Saliva testing is very helpful throughout the whole spectrum for your cortisol levels. Certain laboratories have a greater reputation than others. S... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Get checked out: A sebaceous cyst should not keep draining. Itching is often associated with healing. The swelling is usually associated with inflammation. Suggest you... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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See below: Filling a pulse at different parts of your body is common.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Tramadol is controll: It should be controlled in the usa. Check with your local drug store to be sure.
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A female asked:
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Only in the movies: I'm sorry to tell you but the hands you been blessed with are the hand you will have whether they be small whether they be large.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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See below: A good starting point would be to talk to your healthcare provider or psychiatrists. This might help you hatch out some of your concerns and possibly ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
What's deficient: deeg4, 50 years old, asked:
What's hormone balance therapy?
kekec1, 43 years old, asked:
What exactly is hormone replacement therapy?
ewaveskl, 37 y... Read More
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A female asked:
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Yes: I would suggest first obtaining a urine pregnancy test from one of your local stores. If this is positive I would for sure follow up with an OB/GYN. ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Probably - drinking: DTs usually occurs within the first 72 hours, so you are probably past the time where you may have some severe side effects. Most alcoholics have mult... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Possibly adhesions: Any type of abdominal surgery can lead to adhesions. Adhesions are bands of fibrous tissue that can be found anywhere in your abdomen and often times ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: In a very large statistically significant study it was shown that eating the Mediterranean diet regular and consistently was associated with a 40% de... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
My aunt is not getting any smell. doctor have prescribed some nose drop but without any improvement.
Dr. Steven Fergusonanswered
General Practice 37 years experience
See an ENT Doctor: This may be a difficult problem solve. Suggest she an Ear Nose and throat Doctor.
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See below: My clitorisis is always turned on. What can I do?
Need more information. One possible thing to help is to wear loose fitting clothing. Sometimes the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 37 years experience
Operating room use: This is an older medication used in the operating room, probably use very little in 2016. This would not be a medication for home use.
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See below:
Constipation is a very common problem particular in Western society. Common associated issues are not enough water and not enough fruits and vegetab... Read More
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A 55-year-old member asked:
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Need more: Is your skin dry, moisturize it, warm short baths or showers.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Yes: You might be able to heal it without sutures, but best to get it check out.
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No: Belching is the act of expelling air from the stomach through the mouth. It usually occurs when the stomach distends, or expands because of too much s... Read More
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Mar 11, 2014
Dr Ferguson has a vast fund of knowledge that allows for effectively contributing to this online community of health.
Sep 16, 2013
Accurate and timely responses.
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Jan 6, 2015
Dr. Ferguson is an amazing dr with a great wealth of knowledge. You can tell he truly cares for his patients. His passion for the elderly is unrivaled!
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I guessed as much, but since the clinic is abroad and I have not yet received an answer from him , I was kind of desperate. Thanks much anyway. I appreciate even simply the attention.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks for your insightfulness Dr. Too bad your not in Raleigh! Lol
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) you're the man. Appreciate your input and I will take your advice
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
Graduated 1986MD
Awards
Outstanding Dedication to Special Olympics
Top Doctor, Second Place, Greenville Region, NC - Summer
2013
Thought Leader, Second Place, Greenville Region, NC - Summer
2013
Affiliations
Old North State Medical society
North Carolina Medical Society
American Medical Directors Association
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