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I am a passionate pediatrician and a pediatric nephrologist who gives very high importance to the patient care and who puts her self always in the shoes of her patients and their parents to be able to always treat them with the highest quality and compassion that could offer to her own child.
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Pediatrics
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Arabic, Italian
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nour Baltagianswered
Pediatrics 32 years experience
Constipation: It is always better to have soft stools. I bet there is a new change in your diet, and probably you are eating more vegetables and drinking more fluid... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Hepatitis C: There is a treatment for hepatitis c but some people do not respond adequately, other people respond nicely
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Itch: You may have fungal infection, this is a typical presentation.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Vaginal discharhe: The fungal infection leads to cheese like or ricotta like discharge . The bacterial dischrges could be of any color and some of them have a fishy odor... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Headache: My concern if your blood pressure becomes too high during running. Running is good, but if the bood pressure becomes too high then we need to controle... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Potty training: It is time to train him , but when we start training the children they might start to hold their urine and this is a risk factor for urinary tract inf... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Constipation: I recomment a trial of stool softners, eating small meals but more frequently to provide sufficient nutrient, and eating a lot of vegetables and fruit... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy: Yes, especially if you are not using precautions and anticontraceptives, do the pregnancy test, if negative, then see your obgyn.
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Analswelling: Do you have constipation? Do you strain with bowel movements? If yes, then you may have hemorrhoids and you may have sometimes some fresh blood after ... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Blood pressure: It depends on age and hight , but for adults any systolic blood pressure above 130 starts to be considered on the high side, but it starts to be conce... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Lymphnodes: Lymphnodes are signs of reaction of our body to infection and inflammation or other times signs of other severe diseases elswhere in the body. The siz... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Too much urine: I am concerned about you blood sugar status. Sometimes this is due to diabetes mellitus, other times it is a primary kidney problems. Please check you... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Kidney stones : For sure you have to be worried because if there is an obstruction secondary to the stone this might lead to kidney damage and with time might lead to... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Migraine headaches: Yes it can, and sometimes it is accompanied by vomiting and visual symptomes.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Rash: Please make sure you keep the baby clean and dry. It means wash him with gentle unscented soap , and dress him with pure cotton onsies. If this does n... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Dysmenorrhea: Sometimes over the counter nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs taken just with the minimal initial symptoms may improve the symptoms of cramps.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Abdominal pain: Abdominal pain in kids could be anything from gastritis , urinary tract infection, kidney stones, to peumonia, or even psychsomatic manifestation of a... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Post prandial pain: There are many reasons for this symptom going from simple aerophagia (ingesting air while you are eating), bloating, to cardiac origin. As you are you... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Chpainest : I would take this symptom seriously and have myself checked by a cardiologist very soon . Hope you do well.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Periods: No. But i advise you no sex during your periods as you may catch and transmit more diseases during this period and you needs to make sure you are clea... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Discolored teeth: Teeth can become discolored from intoxication, poor hygiene, some antibiotics , drugs, smoking, ge refkux (from the ascending acid), and poor nutritio... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Back pain: Check you urine and see if you have any urine infection or blood in urine to suspect kidney stones or other inflammation in your kidney as the cause o... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Heart sounds: There are 4 heart chambers and 4 valves and according to the defect and its nature and location we can have diferent sounds. Sometimes we have insigni... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Skin oil: In general, for kids it is always better to use simple oils to lubricate the skin. You may use simple petrolium jelly over dry skin.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Cheloids: Sometimes wound healing is accompanied by an overgrowth of soft tissue, and probably this is what you got . If this is true, then do not worry. If th... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Abdominal pain: It can range from simple gastritis, to ulcer, gas, or colecystitis and pancreatitis. If it persists or becomes more severe check with your dr or the e... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Consanguinous marria: We discourage consanguinous marriages because sometimes there are genes that when they meet a second one to make a pair ( i mean on e from father and ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy: You know that unprotected intercourse puts us at great risk of getting pregnant. I suggest you check your self with a home pregnancy test
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Diabetes: Diabetic patients are at increased risk of yeast infection. If you have recurrences, then check your blood sugar and the hemoglobin a1c.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Failure to thrive: Your child's weight is below the standard curve for age, and with this prolonged diarrhea and black stools and severe increase in the alkaline phospha... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Rabies virus: No it cannot be killed by drinking water. If there is any animal bite and risk of rabies, you need to go right away to the emergency room to receive ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Pregnancy: I suggest you do a pregnancy test as this could be a menstruation or a sign of implantation of the embryo
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Tonsillitis: what kind of glands you mean? do you mean your tonsils? if so you should be fine after a few days it it is a viral infection otherwise you need a cou... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Hematuria /UTI: Do not jump to conclusions. You might have a congenital problem like Ureterocele or bladder diverticulum . You need to have a VCUG which is a retrogra... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Fe: Fe deficiency does affect the MCV , the number of RBC's , the hemoglobin level, but not to my knowledge the platelets count. I would continue for one ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Hair: i suggest you make sure you do not have hormonal issues. you need to consult with an endocrinologist.
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A 72-year-old female asked:
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Asthma: I think the best advice i can give you is avoidance of all possible triggers . Among these are : dust, cold, anger, pollen.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Periods: First you need to make sure you are not pregnant, then the obgyn can check you hormones or do an ultrasound to diagnose the problems. Sometimes too mu... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Fungal infection.: You might need a second course of antifungal cream. If you are sexually active, i suggest you ask also your partner if she has also fungal infection s... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Sports: What i discourage for growing young boys is weight lifting especially if there is any sign of elevated blood pressure as this might worsen.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Toddler's eating: Make sure you do not give him calories from other source , like candy. You want him to feel hungry, so no juces, no chocolate, and no chips. Try this.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Interaction meds: Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) might affect the metabolism of the oral contraceptives although in general we do not get too much worry. But t... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Artificial inseminat: There is a way. You can recur to the artificial insemination where we can grow the fertilized egg outside and then insert it in your wife to let it im... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Constipation: Impacted stools for long time could lead to severe dilatation of the colon and sometimes intestinal perforation and life threatening acute abdominal i... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Vomiting fatigue: This is serious. All your symptoms together might be a sign of a serious situation with infection and probably some electrolytes disturbances or caliu... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy: This could be due to inflammation or early signs of implantation (pregnancy). Pregnancy tests are easy to find at the supermarket.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Milestones: This is a good signs that the baby has good strength and developing well. Babis usually sit around 6 months of age.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Clearing throat: Try to clear you throat and drink plenty of water to loosens secretions and observe if it guets better
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Deafness: Deafness it self is not responsible for his dry nose. If he does not have a stuffed nose, I do not think you need to give the saline drops. We usually... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Strep throat : Yes, you can have throat and cold in the same time.
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Dr. Baltagi is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Perugia Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Italy
Graduated 1991MD
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Greenville Region, NC - Summer
2013
Thought Leader, Third Place, Greenville Region, NC - Summer
2013
Top Pediatrician, Second Place, North Carolina - Summer
2013
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