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Although medicine is a very demanding profession, I am also committed to being a very present and involved parent for my young children. In turn, this commitment to a balanced life helps me to be a more relaxed, well-rested, and attentive physician.
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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.
Family Medicine
Licenses
United States: California
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
156 Answers
10 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 55-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Per RSA NICD:: Seek care right away if difficulty breathing, other severe symptoms.
Seek testing if sick, PLUS known COVID-19 contact, or travel to high risk country... Read More
91 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 52-year-old member asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
CBD interacts: CBD interacts with Clonapam and lamotrigine. Is lamotrigine what you referred to as lamogrine? I'm not familiar with that exact name. It could be p... Read More
198 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Need more info: There is quite a range of possibilities. Does your scalp have any scaly areas, or pimples, or bumps, or blisters, or sores, or areas of rapid hair lo... Read More
198 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes: Transmission from one person to another involves some sequence where contamination from the infected person's anus makes it to the other person's mout... Read More
197 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information, & advis... Read More
53 viewsReviewed Aug 15, 2020
A 34-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Might need treatment: Could be infection or other condition requiring urgent treatment. Seek evaluation, but preferably on phone or online, to avoid coronavirus exposure. ... Read More
90 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes, and no: You may (and should!) exercise. And, you don't need to be retested.
64 viewsAnswered Jul 04, 2020
A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information about this, ... Read More
63 viewsReviewed Jul 08, 2020
A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Recommendations:: You should isolate your husband and baby from one another if you can (separate room/bathroom/towels). If baby develops any symptoms, call her doctor.... Read More
53 viewsReviewed Aug 16, 2020
A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Maybe: That would depend on some other factors. Why don't you try the CDC's Covid-19 Health Bot, at https://covid19healthbot.cdc.gov/. Stay safe!
62 viewsAnswered Jul 11, 2020
A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek evaluation: You should get tested for both pregnancy, and for a bladder infection. Should have a pelvic exam. As you are possibly pregnant, no alcohol, caffeine... Read More
57 viewsAnswered Aug 01, 2020
A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Probably yes: If she can't keep anything down, she's going to get dehydrated, and that can be serious. She may need IV fluids to turn her health around. This may ... Read More
57 viewsReviewed Aug 02, 2020
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical care: That is a very high blood sugar. How to manage that depends on a lot of other factors. If you do not already have clear instructions as to how to ma... Read More
57 viewsReviewed Jul 29, 2020
A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek local advice: Please seek local advice, preferably by telemedicine. Knowledge of your community's health and resource status, as well as of your background health,... Read More
92 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Continue evaluation: If you've had a fever for two weeks, and continue to have one, and there is not an explanation for your fever, then the doctors need to keep investiga... Read More
198 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Caution advised: Some types of bean sprouts are concerning for the possibility of bacterial contamination, unless cooked thoroughly. Gauging whether a bean sprout is ... Read More
617 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Call doctor: These symptoms could be due to problems related to your recent surgery. You should contact a doctor, ideally your surgeon, right away.
622 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
See doctor: Pain in your side could be kidney pain, which could be due to a kidney infection, or to passing a kidney stone. You should be evaluated by a physicia... Read More
622 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 65-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Probably OK: As you are improving (no pain), and if you have no new symptoms, or symptoms like fever, then OK to wait and see if this treatment ultimately resolves... Read More
622 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes: Anti-inflammatory nasal sprays such as you have been given are often used for blocked ears, or, more particularly, for eustachian tube dysfunction. T... Read More
649 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old member asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
See a doctor: You need to be evaluated to make sure you do not have a fracture, which could require immediate attention for a good outcome. I wish you well!
584 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Considered safe: All medications have potential side effects, some of them severe, and Singulair is no exception. Churg-Strauss is among those possible effects. Howe... Read More
621 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information about this, ... Read More
63 viewsReviewed Jul 08, 2020
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious, such as an infection. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more in... Read More
63 viewsAnswered Jul 08, 2020
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Pretty low: No method of birth control is 100%, and condoms are on the low end, mostly because of being used incorrectly, but it sounds like the condom was used a... Read More
63 viewsAnswered Jul 08, 2020
A 47-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Many possibilities: Seek care right away if difficulty breathing, other severe symptoms.
Seek testing if sick, PLUS known COVID-19 contact, or travel to high risk country... Read More
90 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information about this, ... Read More
63 viewsAnswered Jul 08, 2020
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
May need tests: If you haven't already, you should have some X-rays, and some blood and urine tests, as well as an in-person exam with a doctor. Depending on what th... Read More
55 viewsAnswered Aug 05, 2020
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information, & advis... Read More
62 viewsAnswered Jul 11, 2020
A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information about this, ... Read More
63 viewsAnswered Jul 08, 2020
A 43-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes.: Although fever is one of the most common symptoms, it is not always there. In fact, you can have no symptoms at all, especially at first.
63 viewsReviewed Jul 08, 2020
A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information, & advis... Read More
60 viewsAnswered Jul 18, 2020
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information, & advis... Read More
57 viewsAnswered Aug 01, 2020
A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seek medical consult: What you describe may (or may not) be serious. You should seek medical consultation right away, so that a doctor can get more information, & advis... Read More
60 viewsAnswered Jul 18, 2020
A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
It's complicated: The ear and the jaw, or temporomandibular, joint (TMJ) are separated by a thin layer of tissue, such that pain and inflammation in one is often experi... Read More
91 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 67-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Per RSA NICD:: Self-isolate for 14 days.
Seek testing if sick.
Call 0800 029 999 for test information.
Seek consultation if sick, preferably by phone or telemedicine... Read More
91 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Usually.: The standard vaccination protocol involves a total of three shots, with the second a week after the first, and then the third between 3 & 4 weeks ... Read More
649 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Call poison control: If you were in my office, I would call Poison Control at 1 800 222-1222 for the best information pertinent to your particular situation. They often n... Read More
620 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
See a doctor: One significant concern would be that these could be the symptoms of DVT, or deep venous thrombosis. This is potentially life-threatening, so you sho... Read More
617 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Need more info: Unfortunately, without more information, it is not possible to give you much help or guidance. However, unless it has been several months or more sin... Read More
621 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Depends: Aspirin and Excedrin together increase risk of bleeding, so generally not advisable. Also, the Excedrin will reduce some of the positive effects of t... Read More
91 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Paracetamol: I'm in the U.S., but I believe Panado contains only paracetamol (acetaminophen). At any rate, any med that contains only paracetamol (acetaminophen) ... Read More
90 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes: Your Addison's in particular would complicate managing an infectious illness, and I would advise avoiding work if possible, as well as shopping or din... Read More
92 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Theoretically...: See "Preventing COVID-19" on HealthTap website. Theoretically, virus could linger in air for a few hours, but that doesn't seem consistent with the f... Read More
90 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old male asked:
How would small fiber neuropathy of the face be diagnosed? would a skin punch be done there as well?

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes: Small fiber sensory neuropathy is diagnosed, or ruled out, using lab tests, electromyography, and, yes, skin biopsies, but the biopsy is usually after... Read More
198 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Consult a doctor: You should see, or at least have a discussion with, a doctor. There are some serious causes of temporal headaches. One of these is temporal arteriti... Read More
650 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Safe in pregnancy: Tylenol is safe in pregnancy, up to 8 tabs a day of extra-strength 500 mg tabs. There could be other reasons, allergy to med, e.g., for which you sho... Read More
620 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Probably not: This would be unlikely to cause you any problems. Take care!
198 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
See a doctor!: These could be symptoms of infection, and you should have a doctor examine you. I wish you the best of health!
198 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old female asked:

Dr. Miles Mitchellanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Normal thyroid tests: There are some adjustments to what constitutes the normal range based on age, gender, and pregnancy, but your tests are normal. It is not generally a... Read More
198 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Mar 27, 2019
Very knowledgeable and caring.
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Nov 27, 2015
This Thanksgiving, I wanted to share my appreciation for all that you do! Thank you, doctor! :)
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Mitchell is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Your answer was very helpful, thanks! The reason I take the aspirin is a daily heart treatment
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Your answer made me feel good, thanks! Thank you for responding, please stay safe!
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Thanks! I went to a doctor and got a prescription for muscle spasms.
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