Dr. Pouneh Nouri
Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis
Washington, DC
female
Locations
Capital Area Renal Associates (CARA)
Washington, DC
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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 - Nephrology & Dialysis
Nephrology and Dialysis
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
82 Answers
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Pouneh Nourianswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis
Nutcracker Syndrome: Hypertension is very rare in Nutcracker Syndrome and it's presence is generally considered a coincident! As you probably know it generally presents wi... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Normal ultrasound: It means your ultrasound of the right kidney shows obstruction of the urinary tract (that is hydronephrosis), no kidney stone &#40... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Gabapentin: You mean Gabapentin? If yes, it is safe to take it.There is no major interaction with commonly used immunosuppressive meds (such as Prograf, cellcept,... Read More
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A member asked:
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Hematuria: Microscopic blood in the urine with normal kidney function is generally a benign condition. You definitely need an ultrasound of your kidneys and urin... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Plan B: You generally expect to have your period within two weeks after taking plan B.
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Yes you can!: Allopurinol will keep your Uric acid level low and hence will prevent future gouty attacks. Keep Colchicine for treatment of the acute gouty attacks ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Nitroglycerine: Nitro glycerine family of drugs dilates your arteries and hence decreases resistance in your arterial blood vessels walls and drops your blood pressur... Read More
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A 16-year-old member asked:
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Light amber: The PD fluid is normally clear and very light yellow (like a very diluted urine!). The most important thing is it should be clear (as opposed to turbi... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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What R we treating?: If you want to treat low potassium level, PO potassium Chloride is more effective since it simply has more meq of potassium in each pill (over 10 time... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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No: Chlorthalidone does not have an effect on the liver and does not cause fatty liver. Fatty liver or steatohepatosis can be due to Alcohol or other caus... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Kidney disease: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has 5 stages.The higher the stage of kidney disease the more diet limitation you have.Kidney function in Stage 1 is over ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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For some time yes!: Ask your doctor the eGFR or CrCl (creatinine Clearance) of your father,i.e. the rough estimation of his kidney function. The elective initiation of di... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Yes: ARBs and ACEi class of drugs reduce proteinuria regardless of the cause of the hypertension (they restructure the anatomy in the glomeruli which are t... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Bursitis/arthritis: Elbow pain is not a sign of cancer at your age! it can be due to (1) bursitis (inflammation of some soft tissues around your joint) which is generally... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Prednisone effect: One of the major side effects of Prednisone is bone loss. The importance of it depends on the underlying bone health/condition of the individual. We g... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Glomerulonephritis: is inflammation of the glomruli,the functional building blocks of your kidneys! it can be due to autoimmune diseases,cellular infiltration,or an infec... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Safe to take it: There is no reported drug interaction between Lamictal, Levitra, (vardenafil) and Prozac . It is safe to take Levitra!
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Yes and no: Swelling of your legs might just be "dependent edema", which is due to your legs hanging down while you're sitting on wheelchair all day and resolves ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Go to ER: Hi,
You definitely need an X-ray of your right ankle/foot to make sure there is no fracture! you can start taking Advil (ibuprofen) or Ibuprofen or M... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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It's OK to switch: Lisinopril and Losartan are both great medications with equal efficacy and you can easily switch from one to the other. They both may increase the pot... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Risk of hypotension: The combination of Lisinopril and Viagra (sildenafil) may decrease your blood pressure a little (hypotension) and cause lightheadedness, otherwise saf... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Not bad at all: Keep hydrated! Clear urine is a normal urine!
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Sinusitis: There are many aspects to Acute and Chronic Sinusitis including allergy and infection. Infectious Sinusitis (acute or Chronic) generally have yellow o... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Vaginal itch: Itching in the vaginal area may be due to candidal infection or may be due to local irritation due to moisture, sweat, or intercourse or sensitivity t... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Headache n pregnancy: Besides the usual common causes of headache in general population such as common cold, sinusitis, tension, and migraine headaches, the serious conditi... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Good BP med: Indapamide is a great medications for blood pressure control!
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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HTN: 0.2/l of proteinuria is within normal range. If your blood pressure is also well controlled (less than 140/90) you are in good shape under current tre... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Aldactone (spironolactone): Aldactone (spironolactone) has antiandrogenic effect so helps with facial hair and acne. It also has Progesterone like effects so can cause more menst... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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As opposed to?: Did you mean Amoxicillin and Keflex? They are both safe for use in patients with decreased kidney function. Their frequency of use should be adjusted ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Corpus spongiosum CS: Corpus Spongiosum is a soft spongy tissue encircling the urethra in men. Its function is to keep the urethra open and prevent it from collapsing durin... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Not safe!: Teveten (eprosartan) is a great FDA approved medication with really minimal side effect profile! Carditone is NOT FDA approved, its major component is... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Hypertension: Your BP is controlled because of the medication so do not stop it or it will go back up again. But if you quit smoking it may normalize your BP! Also ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Proteinuria: Proteinuria is a sign of kidney disease. Its differential diagnosis is a long list. You need to see a nephrologist to find out the cause with some uri... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Glomerulonephritis: Nephrotic Syndrome means excessive amount of protein in the urine (more than 2.5 gm daily) causing swelling of the legs, hands, and/or face with high ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Side effects: Two possibilities: 1-caffeine overdose (each 5hr energy has over 200mg of caffeine), it causes nausea, dizziness,nervousness,irritability, cold sweats... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Work up of edema: Where do you retain the water? If it is in your legs, then you may have vascular problems. Also despite of normal kidney function, have you been check... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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No drug interaction: There is no adverse drug interaction among all three medications you named. Obviously the Betapace (sotalol) and Cozaar can have additive effect on re... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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ECG and low Na: Hyponatremia may cause prolongation of QRS complex but mainly no significant changes on ECG!
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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No!: Clarithromycin is more effective in treating respiratory tract infections. Azithromycin (1000mg one dose per mouth) and Erythromycin (500mg every 6 ho... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Target blood pressur: target BP control is different for different patients. In the absence of other medical problems (such as heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, etc) t... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Weight limit: I believe new machines can take up to 225kg patients for ESWL.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: If infection is associated with sexual activity,bathing before sex and wiping yourself after helps!
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Proteinuria: Long standing poorly controlled hypertension can cause mild proteinuria even with normal kidney function. But moderate to severe proteinuria due to hy... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Hypertension: If your hypertension is not controlled with at least 3 medications max dose and you are following a low salt diet , then you are entitled to see a nep... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Kidney stone?: Kidney stone can present as colicky pain sometimes moving or radiating around your flank to your groin! If you hydrate yourself (2liters daily), you g... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Edema in pregnancy: Following your last question, if your swelling is not acute in onset it may just be a normal process in pregnancy, there are a few things you can do t... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Muscle pain?: Despite of your normal CT you may still have a kidney stone which is smaller than the CT cuts(3 mm),so even if that is the case you will pass it witho... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Long discussion!: Each is a modality of kidney replacement therapy. Hemo uses a blood vessel access (fistula, graft, or catheter) getting portion of your blood at a tim... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Glomerulonephritis: It means inflammation (due to cellular infiltration, autoimmune diseases, or infectious causes) in the glomeruli (which are smart tiny building block... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis
Not normal!: Blood in your bowel or stool is not related to your PD. See your PCP for referral to a gastroenterologist. Blood in stool has many different causes (h... Read More
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Jun 17, 2014
Dr. Nouri, answered my question in a very easy to understand fashion. I truly appreciate her answer. Now, I know what to expect.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Nouri is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Nouri is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Yes catapres is all I'm taking... For b.p. no stones trouble peeing
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so very much, as I was told I weighted too much at 396lbs.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Have many medical problems now but will suggest this also, thanks!
Education & Training
Residency
ST LUKE'S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, District of Columbia - Summer
2014
Top Nephrologist, First Place, District of Columbia - Summer
2014
Thought Leader Doctor, Third Place, District of Columbia - Summer
2014
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