Dr. Joseph Gutman
Internal Medicine
Aventura, FL
44 years experience male
Locations
Office
Aventura, FL
About
Bio
I am patient, kind and very direct
SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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
English, Italian
Doctor Q&A
321 Answers
136 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: A specific diagnosis is impossible on-line, what I am sure is that with these symptoms you should be going to the ER now!
Do not wait.
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A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Yes: And it is not always true that you can stimulate testosterone "naturally" there are no comparative studies, of a serious nature, in the medical liter... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:

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Well..: Both amlodipine and nitrates can cause swelling...
And you woke-up with edema: Please see your Dr. ASAP! This maybe be an indicator of heart failu... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
YES!!: It is not difficult to see water in your external ear canal
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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YES!!: Yes they can....
High cortisol levels can be due to many things, including stress, time of day of blood draw, and adrenal pathology (rare)
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A 69-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Actually: You are right there is a mild interaction, and you can actually take both, and be disciplined with measuring your glucose before meals and at bed-time... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Please...: Call a suicide line right now!!!
Please!!!
Do not be alone...
Call friends, Family and share.... Your feeling s are real and there is nothing to b... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Well...: At this point you should see your Dr. You need a direct exam of the area.
Besides, Prevacid (lansoprazole) would only take care of it if it has to d... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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This is : Perfectly normal, and it might change from time to time
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A 56-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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GOOD FOR YOU!: Yes they will improve... not to normal, but they will get much better
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Yes: And can lead to ectopic pregnancies
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A 50-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Best...: Is to avoid it and use nasal sparays containing glucocorticoids.
But is need Prednisolone 7 days is best
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Difficult: Atarax (hydroxyzine) and zyrtec should not be taken simultaneously...
If this is a once time occurrence and there are no other symptoms like shortn... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well....: This could be an STD such as Herpes Simplex... Visit your doctor or clinic soon... If you are sexually active, please abstain until then
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A 19-year-old male asked:

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A 44-year-old male asked:

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Well...: Troponin levels if they are elevated mean there is damage, acute to the heart muscle. In heart failure that is not controlled this is more likely.
P... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Yes: Fibroids can be perfectly round
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A 59-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Beware: These are not light symptoms.
The medications that you take are unlikely to help.
Please see a NEUROLOGIST soon.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
It can take sometime: Depending on what type of BCO they are, and when in the cycle you started them
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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Please...: Have your hand seen ASAP by a Dr. The fact that it is not swollen does not rule-out a fracture or another type of problem.
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Well...: You can get OTC COLACE (docusate sodium)... follow the direction on the bottle.
From now on, increase the amount of fiber in your diet, and drink a ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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NO!: You should test if you want to know... You do not have to have symptoms to be a carrier
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Well...: If she does not have any complication of rheumatic fever (especially heart), and has received the right treatment, I see no reason why she cannot fly.
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A 40-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Well...: Look at the bottle and follow the expiration date.
That is your safest bet.
Yes all medications expire
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A 18-year-old female asked:
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: Really keep trying...
There is nothing medically that should be done before you have tried for 6 months and some say for a whole year.
Conception is... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:

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Seems like..: The findings are positive.
Seems like you need a biopsy, and there is no reason to panic. This is not a procedure that is major, and you can know wh... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: Yes.
Anytime you have unprotected sex there is chance of conceiving
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A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Could be: it could be, and I believe she should see her Dr.
It could be something else in the absence of abdominal symptoms
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A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
No: There is no literature to suggest GBM's are hereditary.
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A 30-year-old female asked:

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It seems..: It seems that you have a sensitivity to sunlight. This could be many things... Please see a dermatologist
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A 35-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Well...: Everything is possible.... But is quite unlikely that this is due to a tumor...
Sounds like you have a rather simple inner ear infection.
Do not pa... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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Well...: Severa abdominal pain and blood in the stool are alarming...
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: you should have full thyroid function tests done including TSH, free T3 (liothyronine) and free T4, as well as Prolactin level.
Also, a pregnancy tes... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:

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A 46-year-old female asked:

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Please...: This is not normal...
You could have a heart problem.
See your Dr. ASAP!!!!
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A 53-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: Because the acid reflux can reach your throat... That can be uncomfortable
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Bipolar: Bipolar disease is often accompanied by sleep disorders... If you are really bipolar you should be on more than just ZOLOFT (sertraline)
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A 45-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: There in no danger.
After the surgery please ask you Dr. for vitamin D-2 replacement, otherwise known as ERGOCALCIFEROL, to be taken at a dose of 50,... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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This: This is not going away with just Saw Palmetto
You need to have a urine analysis and an exam and very likely antibiotics
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Your friend: Should see a Sr. ASAP
Not to panic, but this is something that needs attention
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A 66-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Yes: Please make sure you have seen an electrophysiologist... That is really essential...
In short yes you can be cardioverted, but by a specialist
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A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Well...: It all depends on what type of pituitary tumor and the size of it.
If you have a small prolactin tumor, there will be no problems.
If the tumor is l... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Well...: Trust me you are not getting sick because you quit smoking.... for sure!
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A female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Please...: Psychiatric evaluation is URGENT...
Suicide is real!
This is very important!!!
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: Not every erection if full and hard... Enhancing your foreplay will greatly help. Also make sure you are not stressed about other aspects of your l... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Indeed...: Sometimes after radioactive iodine treatment the thyroid gland goes though a period of inflammation, which is not dangerous, just bothersome.
Talk to... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
44 years experience
Well...: This can be a normal reaction...
If it persist for a couple more days consult your Dr. and be examined.
No need to panic
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A 49-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered
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Well...: There is a lot a podiatrist can do for plantar fasciitis after evaluating it in person: From prothetic inserts for your shoes, to teaching exercises,... Read More
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Jun 23, 2014
You told me to use more moisturiser on my legs for extreme itchiness and it WORKED. Would never have thought. Im using hand cream on my legs i find it much thicker than normal moisturiser. Didnt need ...Read More
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Dr. Gutman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Gutman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! My bmi is 20.9 I'm a normal weight the addiction to the pills is physiological and am currently seeking therapy to quit. I know they do nothing for me anymore its an ad...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! thanks i asked my doctor and he didn't think so but i thought it did
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you. I wasn't sure if Flec stopped working what my options were?
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Graduated 1978MD
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Miami Region - Summer
2014
Top General Internist, First Place, Florida - Summer
2014
Most Influential Doctor, Second Place, Miami Region - Summer
2014
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