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Internal medicine. Residency from university of both Dakota .
Practiced as internist and emergency room doc for four years.
Critical care fellowship from university of Pittsburgh .
Pulmonary and sleep medicine fellowship from west penn hospital. Temple university affiliated hospital in Pittsburgh .
Now assistant. Professor university of Pittsburgh. Primarily at. Mckeespirt hospital and. Upmc. East.
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Pulmonary Critical Care
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Azmat Qayyumanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 35 years experience
May be: You need to talk to your doctor. You may need some benzodiazepine for withdrawal related anxiety that would help you to sleep.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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It depends: If stopping it. Helps. Sleep then you should talk with your doctor. Or. You should see sleep. Doc and get treatment of. Plmd.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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No: Deviated nasal septum typically does not cause low oxygen or dizziness.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Not always: Elevated. D dimer has many reasons. Severe. Sepsis. Infections. Malignancy. Thromboembolic disease. So. If there is severe inflammation it can ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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May be: Not good idea to smoke cigarettes or weed. I am not aware of weed directly implicated in causing pneumothorax but smoking can cause emphysema and high... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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No: Those are common diagnosis people are admitted in hospital. They get better and go home. 1-2% get complications.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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HCM: This is genetic disorder. Cause of sudden cardiac death in young athlete. Heart muscle gets hypertrophy. If there are any symptoms of dyspnea. Palpit... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: Air embolism. Happens fast. If this action was taken few hours ago then unlikely.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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May be: There are some diseases you can't cure. People start in there teens and it is there life long problem . It can be modified and most patients learn to... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Alcohol has nothing to do with pneumothorax directly. But if someone is drunk and falls or involved in accident can get pneumothorax
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A 67-year-old female asked:
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Trazodone: It is tough one. Trazodone you can try. Ambien (zolpidem) as needed sometimes. Is another option.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Same as adults: Any disease which can cause low oxygen saturation in adults will do in elderly. Pneumonia. Sepsis from any other infection heart failure bronchitis a... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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May be nothing serio: Those all symptoms could be related with stress. Anxiety or depression . Which all can be treated with one medication. But you should see your doct... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Sinusitis. : I think you had viral upper resp infection along with sinusitis. This all gets better within a week. Bit if you keep coughing longer than 10 days wi... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Possible: It sometimes gives that sensation being sob. But i would suggest to get evaluation before blaming to any drug. It should not be stopped without disc... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Someone who has asthma and is not treated right or they smoke can develop. Emphysema.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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No: Coughing up right after meal is nothing to do with gallbladder. If you get nauseated or omit after fatty meal then you may have gallbladder. Issue.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Did they r/ o. Blood clot if yes then ech would help to make sure no damage to heart which does not seem the case anyway.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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See. Pulmonolovisy: If you are smoker then see pulmonologist for your lung. Nodules.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Tiredness. Fatigue: I don't know why you were taking prednisone. One of the symptoms would be tiredness and fatigue.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Not its common side : It does not cause dizziness and general weakness. But because of bleeding those symptoms could be sign of bleeding. So if symptoms persist or get wor... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Not normal: It is not normal but lot of people do for different reasons. Smoking. Allergies. Sinus congestion. Etc can do that.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Supportive care : It happens after drowning. No body knows who gets it. It is complication of the drowning process no body could explain well but i think it is. Acute l... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Pulmonary. Nodules should be followed up by pulmonoligist.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Possible: If pain in neck and shoulder comes with movement of neck or shoulder and is reproducible then not heart related most likely.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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No: It has not been mentioned in the commonly known causes of air embolim. Two things are required for air embolism pressure gradient and vascular. Acce... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Probably: If radiologist team is ready to do then it is safe.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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May be: Mucinex (guaifenesin) is not main treatment of copd. COPD is treated with inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled steroids. But main treatment is. Quit... Read More
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A male asked:
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Caution: After building. Stamina and conditioning. I don't think that you can't go that far. 1-2 times a week.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Yes: People with different conditions can have normal oxygen saturation but could have difficulty breathing . Asthma. Copd. Pulmonary. Embolism etc.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Sepsis is result of infection. Anybody can get sepsis after infection. Diabetics are at higher risk of infection if blood sugars not well controlled.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Yes: If you have exacerbation of copd. If having flare up from infection like bronchitis or pneumonia and working harder to breath. Sometimes even anxiety... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Not specific to asth: No specific reason to have pain with asthma. If working hard to breath then may get pain. Not specific reason. Pain may have nothing to do with asthma... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Yes: People get septic shock usually as complication of infection. So infection should be treated quickly and sepsis should be aggressively treated. Goal s... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Yes: If you have trouble falling sleep then you have insomnia. If you fall sleep and then keep waking up all night and then tired then it could be. Obstr... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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You. May: Why did your. Dr stop ambien (zolpidem)? You. Did not tell your. Age . Why did your dr start valium? If you needed something. For. Anxiety. Lora... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Need treatment: It seems to me you still have sinusitis with post nasal drip. You need antibiotics for longer duration. Along with oral steroids for a week. And nas... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Yes: If there is diagnosis of emphysema. And it is bullous disease. There are variety of ways to treat it.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Not always: If it is emphysema then you see damaged lung but someone can have significant. COPD without evidence on cy.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Pulmonary Critical Care 35 years experience
Yes: If Ambien (zolpidem) helps you can take it. Trazodone would be another alternative.I would suggest to talk with your. Doctor.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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May be : If it is swollen and acutely inflamed. Infected from viral or bacterial pharyngitis it may.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Don't. Know: Low oxygen has different causes. Hypothyroid or hyperthyroid need treatment. If both conditions are addresses by physician then obviously should not... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Can you briefly describe what is ischaemia? and is myocardial infarction the same with heart attack?
Dr. Azmat Qayyumanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 35 years experience
Lack of blood supply: Yes it is same. Lack of blood to heart muscle by blood vessel and causing damage to muscle
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Not Really: This is for severe allergic asthma attack with anaphylactic shock . For routine asthma attack not really.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Need right treatment: I don't see in your list. Inhaled steroid. Which is the main treatment to fix asthma. Using albuteral several times mean asthma is poorly control... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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It. Depends : it depends some clinical tests and brain scan and EEG to decide if someone is brain dead. Ventilator is just there to support breathing. If someone ... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Can caffeine cause shortness of breath? (like 2 starbucks coffees is the morning.....all tests fine)
Dr. Azmat Qayyumanswered
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Don't think So: two cup of coffee is unlikely to cause SOB. Need to rule out any other cause.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Warm Saline gargles: if it is pus then you must be sick with fever and pain . If you are writing to inquire most likely it is not pus. Usually Antibiotics work well.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Yes dangerous: If heart attack causes heart failure like pulmonary edema it can cause tachypnea resp rate of 30 to 40. Stroke can also cause some time central nerv... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Be patient: Find a good sleep doctor and work with him. Be patient. Follow his advise. Follow sleep hygiene advice by your doctor. Do some. Meditation. Start. ... Read More
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Dr. Qayyum is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Qayyum is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you very much. I have never smoked, but will take your advice!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I never wanted to start valium I have anxiety its not for me.
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Thanks for your quick reply! by vegan we mean no diary products like milk
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