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Flir ham Park, NJ
About
Bio
I am boarded both in pediatrics and anesthesia. I have a n interest in PICU. I am an avid gardener, photographer, and am a brown belt in Tora Dojo Shotakan on my way to black belt
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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.
Pediatrics
Anesthesiology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
36 Answers
6 Agrees
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jonathan Blankanswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Vaccines: Yes complete conversion of everyone does not occur but by vaccinating most people we reduce the over all population risk
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Post strep: Yes it's normal to have post strep cough for days to weeks as long as no fever and no thraot burning
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Surgical risk: Surgical risk for otherwise healthy adolescent is very low and for basic cases is very low for surgical or anesthesia. More concern is personal anxiet... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Head growth: Sorry but no ones head circumference stops growing by end of puberty. Growth is measured by hand bone size as is measured against other norms
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Baby poops: Many babies have not matured their bowel functions with normal bacterial flora and it depends on breast feeding or formula So day to day the stool ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Asthma: Unfortunately not. The inhaled agents works by the bringing the misted medication into the alveoli down deep in the lungs and relaxing the smooth musc... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Cycling: Everyone is different but once the hormones go away from the breast feeding you should ovulate so first ovulation will be before first period so be ca... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Pain control: It's obvious that the fluid is stuck in the muscle muscles very sore very localized pain shipment of choice is warm soap soap
Bath
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Antibiotocs: If real strep (like this sounds) it takes a few days for antibiotics to rally work vs when it is viral ( most of time) and fever goes away in 24 antea... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Half-life: The half-life of Frontera mean is approximately three NAFTA four hours you need approximately five have lights for the drug to be clear from your syst... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
The labia are most likely swollen from hormonal influence of the issue Same tissue that makes the penis erect makes this tissue fill with blood during... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Side affects: This is a non steroidal med like Advil or Aleve (naproxen). They all wear on the GI track and risk ulcers, etc. They all risk renal dysfunction and ca... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Tetanus: You need a booster because you're 66 and haven't had one in many years however it is unrelated to the kitchen appliances. That Miss Liz on Rusty anox... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Go for it: At this age the child able to tolerate all types of foods even with a few teeth any as we still need to make sure that you had all big chunky foods in... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Fevers of unknown origin: Fevers of unknown Arjun children especially after two or three weeks of continuous fevers needs to be evaluated for acute diseases. Some of these dise... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Irritants: It is more likely that your child is irritated by the vitamin D. It can cause some stomach upset which will decrease eating
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Growth spurt: There is nothing to do. It is natural body cycling. If it is very late coming , checking ones nutritional status or if one over exercises.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Size: Penile size varies especially when flaccid and it needs to be measured when erect which average 6- 8 inches normally. But if obese it may appear sma... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Breast size: Unfortunately post pregnancy hormones are gone fat tissue in the breast gets depleted momentarily the breast will look smaller. Rest as she was also s... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Ruptured Spleen: It usually takes quite a hit to cause such internal bleeding and falling off a kid stool should not be so forceful. Please see if anything more than a... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Risk factors : No there is not enough research to say all dyes are ok or not but why risk any elective exposures when pregnant
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Bronchitis: This can be infective viral but usually with a fever, or reactive airway like asthma .. I would see local MD to take a listen as not enough info here ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
ADD meds: It has been suggested but this just leaves the child unmediated when the schedule is now more hectic and there is less supervision and the support whe... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Urgent : Either you fill them or u pull them for the teeth can infect the blood stream the heart or other organs.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Fertility: The answer is yes and no. The vesicoclele warms the testers which decreases number and function of sperm in that testes So the other testes if norm... Read More
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A 64-year-old male asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Back paun: A urologist who can scope or untwist this issue. For pain a pain specialist anesthesia should do
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Sedation: During conscious sedation one may aware but comfortable and able to bear the needles from the local during heavy sedation one would not be aware at al... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Half life: Xanax (alprazolam) has a very long half life I would wait a minimum of 3-4 days ( while expressing) to clear the med from your system before resuming ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jonathan Blankanswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Itchy skin: There r a number of causes it depends on what the skin looks like if red and elevated and scaley it's eczema or or psoriasis it can be just dry skin
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
G.I. upset: A host of common chronic abdominal diagnoses are celiac disease seasonal allergies gastritis from either food allergies or affect the sauce like H pyl... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Breast milk: Breastmilk can be continued to be supplied ad nausea him as long as one continues to either breast-feed or two pump. No concept of a wetnurse was a w... Read More
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Concern : I would be quite concerned. I would take back to MD and get infectious disease work up, and be seen hematologist/oncology doc. Chronic cough and fati... Read More
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A female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Weight charting: The average norms are118 to155. Remember too little or too much is also an issue. However there are young adults who are thin but must be monitored fo... Read More
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Post tussive effects: Most likely some inflammation post coughing like pop vessels from a cough and the local inflammatory redness may take while to subside even after anti... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Low risk: There is a low risk of anything from fluid it is usually re absorbed but it can irritate some young woman. Is a small risk this fluid could get infect... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Pediatrics 33 years experience
Infective: MRSA is infective to others as many people have been exposed and are carrying it around on their skin. But as many people are positive for it we do no... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Blank is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Blank is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Taking 10/325 Norco every 4 Hr. Will see pain Dr when I get ACA insur
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! This has been a frustrating ordeal. Will follow your advice.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Yours is the better reply of the two. Much appreciated. Bye!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, NY
Graduated 1990MD
Residency
ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER
Residency
columbia presbyterian medical center
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