Dr. Andras Koser
Internal Medicine
Gaffney, SC
42 years experience male
Locations
Upstate Hospitalist Services
Gaffney, SC
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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.
Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
Hungarian, Russian
Doctor Q&A
56 Answers
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Why u loosing weight: First it need to be determined what is the cause of your weight loss. In general people feeling "slepy" after a meal. It is caused by increased blood ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Treat your heartrate: I would not let you go anywhere untill your hart rate is controlled. Not even for a bus ride :)
you have graves disease, your fast heart rate is like... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Should not ache: Both or just one? Are you biking? Do you were tight jeans? Boxers or briefs? Any trauma?
Most of the time weh we are occupied with something we do no... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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All or just some: Change in cervical fluid, change in cervical firmness and position, increased basal temperature - most commonly used,
also: breast tenderness,
som... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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It worked for you: And also works for many others.
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A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Depends on substance: Find help from ada and or from a physician.
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A 57-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Yes, you should: In general the GFR of 44 suggest a chronic kidney disease. The causes could be multiple. Please see a nephrologist, stop taking nephrotoxic agents -li... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Yes, Yes: Sooner is better.
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A 31-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
How do you know?: Did someone observe you stop breathing?
Theoretically pharyngitis can can soft tissue swelling and cause sleep apnea. Did you ever had it before? Are... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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Could be: But usually it is worse with the first pregnancy.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Vagynal Infection ?: Check with your doctor. The urine culture will not nesessary show vaginal infection.
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A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Stp cutting yourself: No such a food. Zink helps would healing, and also protein.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Plane has no effect: Unless the hernia is large, it is out and not reducable and not painful he will be ok. But it would be wise to see a doctor. If it is large, it makes ... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
See your doctor: It is very likely an esophageal problem, or could be a reflux. But a cardiac work up would be indicated too.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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No relationship: I hope you understant you will not get pregnant from masturbation.
May be you just need to have more frequent intercourse.
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A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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Mannitol is used: It is most commonly used preparation to decrease cerebral edema. In the past oral glycerin was used.
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Gastroienteritis: Most likely you have gastroenteritis, possible due to "food poisoning".
Drink plenty of fluids, gatorade, try to eat a clear liquid diet for a few da... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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See a doctor NOW: Blackish color may suggest gastrointestinal bleeding, unless you are taking iron or pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate).
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A 31-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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Should: The ultrasound likely excluded the suspected serious pathology. The er probably diagnosed you with epididimitis and treating with antibiotics. See a d... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
U mean constipation: Diet change, fiber, bulking agents, adequate fluid intake, physicial activity - all may help.
Did you talk to your physician?
Did you have your scre... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
It is time to remove: It is time to remove. See your gyn physcian. 13 years is a long time for the iud.
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A 48-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Meclizine: Also commonly known as antivert (meclizine).
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Yes: Do not push hard on your belly, actually try not to push at all.
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A 39-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
I would not suggest: There is no actual contraindication, however in case you may need some treatment after the tooth extraction and the viagra (sildenafil) may interfere.... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
See a doctor now: It could be angina. Have it checked, do not delay.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
See a doctor: First of all do not put q-tip into your ear canal. Do not put any solution into your ear.
And see your doctor, let him/her look into your ear with an... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Prednisone - yes: Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) - not commonly.
I would worry more about your underlying condition causing the hair loss.
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A 64-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Your doc is correct: Not sure what are you trying to ask.
Did you take the medicine and it did not help?
Go back to your doctor, you may need a different antibiotic.
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Everything possible: But less likely. Send your mom to a urologist.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Soon: A few days to have symptoms. But do not forget, some female do not have any symptoms, and still has the disease.
No test can tell you for how long yo... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Exophthalmos: Classic graves disease case protruding eyeball anteriorly out of the eye socket, this called exophthalmos. Besides dyscomfort, cause corneal dryness ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Many causes can be.: Since you had a "check up" some most common conditions are likely were excluded with the "ok" result.
The question is- how extensive was the evaluati... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Yes, could be: You may missed to put the sunblock on those areas.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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See a doctor: likely an infection causing it, need to be seen and treated.
the treatment depends on the finding.
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Both are good: One comment, both Prilosec and Pantoprazole belong to a group called proton pump inhibitors. And as all members of this group can cause diarrhea, and ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
It depends: In general it is ok to drink ensure. Can aggravate your diarrhe. Do you still have diarrhea? Is your c. Dif treated?
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A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Too youg for this: You are too young to heve this problem. Please see your doctor and have some tests done, including testosterone level and thyroid function test and ot... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Bleeding from where?: If you have blood in your urine you need to see your physician. If this is vaginal bleeding need to see your gynecologist.
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Too many causes: Vascular cause and periferial nerve cause.
You listed cold sensitivity. Do you have more numbness in cold wheather? If you do it could be raynaud's p... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Not very much: Depending on the severity of pain further investigation could be needed. Was the CT done per kidney stone protocol? A CT angiogram could help to excl... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Many problems could: Well, you need to see your doctor. Looking at your age and the fact that you did not describe any relationship to your periods it is likely caused by ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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Your food: Probably you had some food that is causing this
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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Should be: It is a normal condition, called sinus arrhythmia.
But if your heart rate changes a lot, you want to check with your doctor.
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A 50-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
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Low is OK: In general we all worry about elevated bilirubin. Low bilirubin does not suggest any particular illness, it can be cause by certain medications and vi... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Change sides: Make sure you do not have anything in your left back pocket.
Any pain during other activities.
If persist see your doctor.
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A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Many things: Check with your doctor. Is this happened only once, or happening since. You are too young for prostate hypertrophy, could have kidney stones.
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A 53-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Anything changed ?: There must be a cause of our anxiety. Could be related to your work or could be related to outside of work situation. Are you able to perform at your ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Are you pregnant ?: Base on your age i suggest making sure you are not pregnant. If you are not it would be very unusual to be manopausal at year early age.
See your doc... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Andras Koseranswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Yes, but.: You can take 15 mg of Pseudoephedrine , or the half of the 30 mg tablet.
Just make sure you do not have high blood pressure or irregular heart beat.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Can happen: Buy a pregnancy test. The tubal ligation is not 100%.
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Aug 2, 2013
great answers. Vey helpful!
Jul 31, 2013
great answers!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Koser is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I apologize 4 r u a douch or whatever it was. My husband didnt believe somebody would answer. Im so very very sorry. Thank u 4 the help!!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! PA from pushing with bowel movement at start of labor pains- didn't kn
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Thanks for your quick reply! It's not really a run to bathroom diaherra. It's just have to go. 1x today so far
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Uzhgorod state university
Graduated 1981MD
Residency
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL
Awards
Graduated Summa cum Laude
Top Doctor, First Place, Spartanburg Region, SC - Summer
2013
Most Influential, Second Place, Spartanburg Region, SC - Summer
2013
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