Dr. Lawrence Shulman
Internal Medicine - Pulmonology
Lake Success, NY
23 years experience male
Locations
ProHEALTH Care Associates
Lake Success, NY
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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 - Pulmonology
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care
Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine
Pulmonology
Languages spoken
English
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lawrence Shulmananswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Yes: Your body likes a routine - regular times to be and regular time to wake up - any change in that pattern - even if it is more sleep, can make you feel... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Flu symptoms: The flu is most commonly manifest as fever, chills, body aches, sweats, malaise and just feeling terrible.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Difficult to tell: Muscular chest pain is most likely changed with positioning or movement - usually there is an inciting event (lifting something heavy) - chest pain th... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
The same: Many studies have been done comparing the two - almost all have shown equal efficacy but only when using a spacer for the inhaler - for people with ba... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Yes: Stomach and GI pains can easily be 'referred' to different parts of the chest - the abdomen is 'wired' with more neurons than the brain and can defini... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Yes: Albuterol or ventolin (same thing) are rescue inhalers / treatments -.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Anxiety: It could be anxiety - i think you asked a question earlier that may have been anxiety related.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Probably not: A heart attack without major risk factors at 19 is rare - low potassium is not necessarily normal - make sure that any of your medications couldn't b... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Probably ok: You can use an albuterol inhaler after coffee - it may make you a little bit more shaky and can cause palpitations - but usually is safe.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
It could: Zoloft (sertraline) is known for suppressing rem sleep which could change sleep patterns
try moving it to the morning if you are taking it at night..... Read More
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A 66-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Go to the ER: That is not normal
he needs to be seen in the emergency room immediately.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
It wears off: When alcohol leaves your system is when most people start to feel poorly - so after you sleep and stop drinking is when then symptoms start to worsen.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Usual dose: Albuterol is usually used at 0.083%.
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A 73-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
People are different: People with different types of bronchiectasis have different symptoms - some with bad radiographic bronchiectasis have few symptoms while others have ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Some: Albuterol is the generic name for both the nebulizer solution (albuterol) and a variety of different inhalers - proventil, proair, Maxair (not sure th... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Yes: Most cough syrups are same with Flagyl - make sure it is ok with your other medications as well.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
The flu: Influenza, or 'the flu' is spread from person to person.... It is just a virus that can easily be transmitted from contact with other people who are i... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Maybe see a dr: There are a lot of causes of night sweats and sleep disturbances - everything from medication to hormal changes to infection to sleep apnea to endocri... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Sorry to hear: A really bad cold doesn't help at all - sometime anti-histamines such as benedryl work really nicely at night - nyquil is the same thing essentially -... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Hygiene: Since you can't live in a bubble, keep away form people who you know have the flu, wash your hands, cover your cough and sneeze and get the flu shot !
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Get checked out: You can burn your cornea - if it is painful or if it continues, then you should see an eye doctor asap.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
No: Sleeping doesn't affect height
genetics affect height.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Yes: There is a disease state called aspiration pneumonitis which is more of a lung reaction to aspiration rather than pneumonia caused by a bacteria or vi... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Depends: They are different medications - Dulera (formoterol and mometasone) is a combination of an inhaled steroid and a long acting bronchodilator while albu... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lawrence Shulmananswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Bronchodilator: Albuterol is in a class of medications called beta-agonists - they work by making the bronchial tubes not spasm - conventionally they are called bronc... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Chest xray: The best way to tell the difference is with a chest xray which would diagnosis pneumonia - without an abnormality on chest xray, it is most likely bro... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lawrence Shulmananswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience
Not at all: Sleeping late will not stunt growth - sometimes sleeping late is a sign of an adolescent actually growing.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Shulman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Shulman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank You! Thank you. I am sitting in ER with him. They are trying to stabilize.
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I'm transitioning and taking testosterone. I'm just scared its fatal
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Very quick and complete reeponse. Thank you :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
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Medical/Graduate school
New York Institute of Technology New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, NY
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Completed 2003
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