Dr. Susan Arnoult
Family Medicine
Chambersburg, PA
27 years experience female
Locations
MedExpress Urgent Care
Chambersburg, PA
Medical Chiropractic
York, PA
About
Bio
I went to the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. During my 3rd year of medical school I was awarded a summer fellowship at the UCLA Pediatric Pain Program which was a life-changing experience for me. After graduation, I wanted a change in scenery so I did my Family Practice Residency at the Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID. I came back east and practiced "regular" family practice for 15 years. In the last 3 years I have switched gears and work at MedExpress Urgent Care in Chambersburg, PA. I also work part-time with a chiropractor, Dr. Kevin Owens, to help provide a holistic pain management approach to his patients. My medical passions are chronic pain, addiction, obesity & disease prevention. My other interests are family, church, MMA, BJJ & sewing!
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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: Pennsylvania
Languages spoken
English, German
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A 18-year-old member asked:
My front area of the face is pressurized i can't sleep and i wake up with headaches is that normal ?
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Sinusitis?: Sounds like a sinus infection or sinus inflammation from allergies. See your doctor or an urgent care for evaluation and treatment.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Unlikely: Bleeding is usually a sign of not being pregnant. Some periods are abnormal in how they present - heavier or lighter bleeding, darker or more red blo... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Yes: Sudafed is a decongestant and benedryl is an anti-histamine.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Not fun!: That sounds like a muscle spasm and possible pinched nerve - pretty commonly seen in the urgent care where I work. I would take some ibuprofen or tyl... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
You can't: If the symptoms are continuous and not separated by weeks then it may be due to some other condition. Sometimes it's as simple as too many carbs and ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Need exam: You could have an infection that is different from a yeast infection. I would get checked by a GYN doctor.
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A male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Upset stomach: Both of these medications can irritate the lining of your stomach.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Controversial: There is no easy answer to that question as there is no hard medical evidence for the "systemic yeast infection." That being said, medicine is an art... Read More
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A member asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Symptoms?: I'm assuming this is a vaginal infection with GBS? If you have symptoms then an antibiotic can be used to treat. If they symptoms persist another cu... Read More
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A female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Annoying: Sharp little annoying sting that lingers for several minutes but usually not longer.
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A member asked:
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Always possible: If you have had unprotected sex and you are ovulating it is always possible that you could be pregnant. The symptoms you describe, however, make it l... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Possible: Any time you miss a pill it is possible that the birth control will not be effective. The fact that you had some bleeding, even though it was short, ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
GI gas?: Gas or pressure in the colon as it runs up along the top of the abdomen can cause pain that radiates into the lower rib cage. If you have intermitten... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
PMR?: If your ESR is that high I would ask about a condition called Polymyalgia Rheumatica. If that is the cause and the diagnosis then prednisone is an ap... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Yes it can: If you have some abnormality of how your eustachian tube works then the changes in barometric pressure (atmospheric pressure) can affect the pressure ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Not life threatening: Pelvic vascular congestion causes pelvic pain which can greatly affect your quality of life but is not life-threatening.
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Maybe you do!: You could have a viral infection but your body's immune system is being successful at fighting it off. Reactive lymphocytes are usually ones that hav... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Yes: Very often when a cold seems to last a month it is because you have gotten consecutive viral infections - one after another. This is very common in t... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
See a doctor: Coughing up blood can be non-serious (blood from dried out nasal passages) or it can be serious (bacterial infection in the lungs, cancer). I would g... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Only if: These would be a sign of pregnancy only if you have had unprotected sex around your time of ovulation and you have missed at least one period. Take a... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Unlikely: If you just finished your period it is not very likely that you can be pregnant. You could wait and see if you miss a period and then take the pregna... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
That's tough: I would get a splint (thumb spica) and rest it dr aggravating activities. Ice and elevation. If it is severe an injection of steroids by a hand specia... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Few months: It takes your body a couple of months to adjust to either going on the pill or coming off the pill. Give it some time - usually 3 months. If there a... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Nothing bad: Viruses like the cold virus can live on objects and be passed that way - so you could end up with a cold or a GI virus. Similarly, certain bacteria ca... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
My 2 year with runny nose, slight fever, 3 diarrhea& 2 vomitting whatever she eats .. what u think ?
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Viral infection: Sounds like a viral infection. Keep the child well hydrated and the fever down with ibuprofen or tylenol (acetaminophen). Usually these things run t... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
NSAID: Ibuprofen would take care of all those symptoms pretty well. If they persist for more than 7-10 days you should see a docator.
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A female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
ER: If you are having severe right lower abdominal pain it could be your appendix and that needs to be taken care of right away. If the severe pain is in... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Maybe: Early on is in the course of the process the blood work is more than likely normal. As the appendix get more inflamed there is more risk of infection... Read More
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A female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Probably fine: On the depo-provera you will have irregular bleeding from time to time. Blood can be red, pink, dark brown, orangish...it's all normal. If you have ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
ER: Go - maximum dose in 24 hours is 2400 mg.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Sounds odd: From the description you give I cannot tell what is going on. Given that you've tried meds for yeast and BV it is time to see a doctor and have a pel... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Positive test = yes: If the pregnancy test is positive then you are pregnant.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Not pregnant: If you have a negative pregnancy test and vaginal bleeding then you can be pretty sure you are not pregnant. If the bleeding continues for more than ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
OTC: Acceptable over-the-counter medications would be ibuprofen or tylenol (acetaminophen) for pain and benedryl or melatonin for sleep.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Not likely a tumor: If the CT scan came back normal then I think you can safely rule out tumor or infection as the CT would surely show evidence of that. Have you tried ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
Hard to say: He could be developing an infection - perhaps kidney or flu like infection. He could also be having a heart problem. Some people have decreased bloo... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Still having them?: If the palpitations continue then I would get it checked. If you simply had them for a period of time, ate some lunch and now they are gone I wouldn'... Read More
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A member asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Allergy: Sounds like an allergic reaction to something you came in contact with. I would use hydrocortisone cream on it 3 x / day for 1-2 days- if it doesn't ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Maybe, maybe not: It's hard to tell. A problem with your appendix can be very serious and that pain usually starts around the navel. It usually gets worse, however an... Read More
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A female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Could be worriesome: Are you having any nausea or vomiting? Any areas of the abdomen bulging out again? It could be that you just "tweaked" scar tissue from the sneezing... Read More
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Vaginal treatment?: If you are inserting the medication vaginally then the discharge is normal - from the medication.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Probably not: You should have a doctor check you out but this is probably not a serious condition. You may be having irritation of a nerve in the face or a muscle ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Probably none: Asymptomatic ectopic beats may not require any treatment at all. Talk with his family doctor or cardiologist to make sure the ectopy is a "normal" ty... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Complicated: That sounds like a very complicated problem that has no simple solution. You have had all the diagnostic tests and used the medications I would have ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Recheck: I would schedule an appointment with your GYN again. A D&C will not get rid of fibroids and if you are having persistent pain there may be more t... Read More
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A female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Yes: The right abdominal area contains the liver, gall bladder, colon and appendix. The ER can do blood tests and imaging to determine exactly what is cau... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Nope: Naproxen is the same thing as Alleve and they both work like ibuprofen. The pain probably alternates because you favor one hip for a while putting pr... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
If baby is STUCK: Forceps are definitely not as gentle and are only used in the rare event that your baby gets stuck pretty low in the birth canal and a c-section canno... Read More
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A member asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Urgent care: The only way to tell is with an x-ray which you can get at an Urgent care.
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 27 years experience
Cold sore?: It could possibly be a cold sore (caused by herpes virus) or a variation of impetigo. You need to see a doctor to have it examined and appropriate tr... Read More
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Feb 3, 2015
I've had the privilege of reviewing many of Dr. Arnoult's responses to questions which touch the fields of not only Family Medicine but other areas of specialization. Her responses are clear, firm, an...Read More
Nov 20, 2014
I have known Dr. Arnoult for many years since we both had our practices here in Chambersburg Pa. I know for a fact that her patients "loved her" and had great respect for her because of her knowledge ...Read More
Dr. Philip Miller
Oct 30, 2014
I highly endorse Dr. Susan Arnoult as an expert on HealthTap and HealthTap Prime. Her comments are astute and educational for both patients and physicians alike. She is an asset to the HealthTap commu...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! The lady is over for 3 weeks. Will never see MD for meds she said. Husband sends her to Atlantic City to get rid of her-50 yr. old. Into poor 3rd marriage. Too bad she h...Read More
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thanks very much . But you didnt mention MVP , one of the common causes of chest discomfort in population. Or GERD that sometimes mimics the cardiac pain.
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you so much4taking thetime to answer my questions truly appreciate you verymuch.I fail to mention I wean off lexapro&metoprolol maybe withdrawal
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
UNIV OF MD SCH OF MED
Graduated 1996MD
Residency
Idaho State University
Completed 1999
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Harrisburg Region - Summer
2014
Top Family Physician, First Place, Harrisburg Region - Summer
2014
Most Influential Doctor, First Place, Harrisburg Region - Summer
2014
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