Dr. Tony Trpkovski
Internal Medicine
Honolulu, HI
30 years experience male
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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
Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian
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111 Answers
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Acne: First of all stop picking. You will only make it worse. Secondly go see your doc or a dermatologist and they will give you a treatment plan that will ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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Ignore: Keep a food Journal. Write down what you eat and how you feel daily. It can help spot trouble.
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A 38-year-old male asked:

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146: After eating our blood sugar normally is elevated and a blood sugar after eating within a few hours of a meal is normal. In the clinic setting we chec... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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Apap: I think best you head straight to the ER and get evaluated. Better safe than sorry.
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A 19-year-old male asked:

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Depression: Depression can present many ways and a common presentation is anger , sleep disturbance , sadness, hopelessness and these feelings can lead to physica... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Knee pain: When your young common injuries such as internal tears of soft tissue such as cartilage or tendons seem to be the problem. You need to see your doc an... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Bp: BP can vary from time to time especially stress or pain. To be sure you should check your BP more frequently and look for an average. See your doc and... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Voices: If the dialogue your hearing is other people not present or sounds that no one else hears, you need to see your doctor and describe these complaints i... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

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Nausea: I'm concerned with you not eating the past 5 days and if your fluid intake has also been poor you are likely dehydrated and clearly malnourished and s... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:

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Shoulder pain: Shoulder pain common causes and presentations are many but most frequent are soft tissue injury. Like a muscle sprain or even a rotator cuff injury . ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Runnings ok: Costochonditis is a disorder related to a type or inflammation of the sternum and rib joint area that is inflammed. This can worsen with certain activ... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:

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Emg: As far as I know EMG and nerve conduction study are one in the same . There is some pain and yes if you have a nerve injury and the area is already in... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

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Acne: First of all stop picking. You will only make it worse. Secondly go see your doc or a dermatologist and they will give you a treatment plan that will ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:

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Head ache: Most headaches are musculoskeletal especially stemming from the neck and can be managed by getting the muscles in the neck to relax either by medicati... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:

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Itchy : Itchy skin which is generalized ( the whole body) likely is an allergy either to a certain food or medicine or other allergen. Sometimes can be a symp... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:

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No: No, as long as changes are by the your physician.
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A 18-year-old male asked:

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Pimple: Acne and cysts especially on the face should be left to the dermatologists . It sounds like a cyst that is now inflamed. Leave it be a apply warm wet ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

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Rumbly: Doubt it's the uterus. Likely bowel . If persists go see your doc :)
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A 26-year-old male asked:

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ED: When your young erectile dysfunction is rare. The most common cause are psychological such as stress. Stomach disease such as ibs (irritable bowel syn... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:

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Lip: It could be many things. From an infection like herpes to an allergic reaction. He needs to be seen by a doctor. :)
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A 16-year-old male asked:

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Mustache: Growing a mustache is dependent on your genetics. Some men at an early age are able to grow a full mustache in less than few weeks while others never ... Read More
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A male asked:

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Bowel blaster: Yes you are correct. A diet high in fiber (mostly veggies and fruit ) cause your bowels to move faster and more gas / sound while a diet more of meat... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Swelling: Swelling in that area is unusual and I would see your gynecologist to get it checked out.
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A 31-year-old male asked:

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Methadone: Any long term opiate use can cause hypogonadism and this explains your decreased libido. I'm not sure why your penis size appears to be affected. You ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Bump: It's probably a callus ( which is a thickening of the skin at one point) or could be a plantar wart. Either way let your doctor take a look. :)
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Shoulder pain: Shoulder pain common causes and presentations are many but most frequent are soft tissue injury. Like a muscle sprain or even a rotator cuff injury . ... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:

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Chest pain: Sounds like you have had a cardiac work up and if your under 35 years of age and have no risk factors for heart disease such as diabetes, elevated blo... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Pelvic pain: Yeast infections tend to be the main cause of itching and likely the reason for your painful intercourse. You need to see your doctor to be further ev... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:

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Infection?: Sounds like a possible urinary tract infection. Sometimes urine can smell foul due to foods we eat. Asparagus contains a sulphurous compound called me... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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Ignore: Coughing, wheezing, odor. Nicotine patch gum lozenge . Sweet smell of freedom.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Prego: You need to understand that any form of unprotected sex can lead to pregnancy and the only way to play safe is through birth control. Go see your doct... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:

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Pain: Cellulitis is a skin infection and it causes swelling and other changes in the skin and surrounding tissues. You are probably experiencing some post r... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:

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Pmdd: Pmdd is not a contraindication for tramadol . It will help your breast pain . Pain can worsen your mood so treating the pain helps both. :)
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A 17-year-old female asked:

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Prego: You need to understand that any form of unprotected sex can lead to pregnancy and the only way to play safe is through birth control. Go see your doct... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Pregnancy: You need to understand that any form of unprotected sex at anytime can lead to pregnancy and the only way to play safe is through birth control. Go se... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:

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Back: Yes. Back pain usually is related to muscle spasm . One way to control that pain and possibly help the muscles relax is heat thus thermal baths should... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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Itchy: Common problem related to treating bacterial infections( like your uti) with antibiotics, is developing a yeast infection. You need to see your doctor... Read More
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A 63-year-old female asked:

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Breast pain: Sounds like you have had a proper work up and screening for breast cancer / breast pain and if the breast is still causing you pain go back and see yo... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Pelvic pain: Young women with pelvic pain main concern is PID( pelvic inflammatory disease ) and infections tend to be the main cause. You need to see your doctor ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:

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Ankle: Pain is usually the way your body tells you something's wrong. To ignore that is foolish. You possibly have sprained it or other. You need to wrap it... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

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Lexapro (escitalopram) : Any antidepressant and alcohol is bad combo. It's not recommended and could lead to other health problems. Best see your prescribing doc and discuss t... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Internal: Yes, sounds like the tests they did would have found out if your having internal bleeding. If your still having pain you need to get re evaluated.
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Patch : Scaly patches on the skin could be many different entities but on the scalp likely seborrhea or psoriasis or possibly fungal skin infection. I would s... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Depo: Once your off birth control, all bets are off. You could become pregnant at any time. They do say that after being on depot Provera (medroxyprogestero... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

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Hair loss: I was taught that under 200 hairs a day is normal loss. I would continue with the rogaine (minoxidil) and go see your doctor since there are prescript... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Chronic: Chronic appendicitis is rare to nonexistent entity . The appendix can be inflamed and is a serious disorder if left untreated. If your experiencing pa... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:

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Rash: If a rash is itchy its usually an irritation or an allergy( likely topical) sometimes it can be infection like a fungus. If it isn't it still needs to... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Moles: Yes you should get them checked. Any mole that changes best have your doc evaluate :)
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A 43-year-old female asked:

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Herpes: Nos is just a term we use that means non specific or not otherwise specified. You could describe the disease more and then it would be more specific. ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

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Eye pain: There are several types of migraines and some can present with eye pain. There are also some eye disorders that can present this way. Best advice for ... Read More
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Jul 26, 2014
Dr. Trpkovski provides helpful and compassionate replies. I'm looking forward to learning from the wide range of knowledge he offers. He's yet another valuable resource here at Healthtap.
May 11, 2014
The only doctor you need to know in Honolulu, HI is Dr. Tony Trpkovski. I would recommend him for my family and friends with no hesitation.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Trpkovski is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks so much! I wish my doc had told me that when I returned 2c her.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks. will check this out w/ dr. The rib inflammatIon comes & goes
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! That's what I thought but just wanted some reassurance. Thank you!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Ss cyril and methdius university skopje,macedonia
Graduated 1993MD
Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, Hawaii - Summer
2014
Top General Internist, First Place, Hawaii - Summer
2014
Most Influential Doctor, Second Place, Hawaii - Summer
2014
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