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Thoracic Surgery
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Get cleared and be a: If you think you may have suffered a mild heart attack by all means get examined and make sure you are not at risk for a bigger one or that something ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Multiple possibilities. Could be thyroid or other hormonal issue, could be glucose issue or could still be sleep issue that may need sleep study to re... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Definitely: Inflammation can spread to lymph nodes for sure and depending on the cause of the vasculitus may be significant and become chronic if the cause of the... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Check up: See a cardiologist for evaluation for atrial arrythmia said which would be more common at your age if you take excessive stimulants and or don't get e... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Hypertrophy: Needs to be followed by a cardiologist to determine why the muscles are thick because treatment will vary according to the cause. Hypertrophy is not u... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Could be: Need evaluation to make sure edema is due to venous cause and some other problem like cardiac. If other possible causes ruled out then see vein specia... Read More
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Second opinion: be evaluated by the most experienced interventional cardiologist or radiologist in your area and get there opinion. May also want to try an experienc... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Hair care and diet: Need to attend to the hair itself with proper washing and cinditioning if necessarry but also your diet with proper mix of fats, oils and protein. Als... Read More
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561 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Diet: Make sure you drink plenty of water, have adequate fiber in your diet or supplements and consider probiotic supplements as well. Staying hydrated is t... Read More
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547 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Recurrent problem: The collapsed lung is called a spontaneous pneumothorax if it happens without prior trauma. If he has anatomical blebs in his lung or his doctors feel... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Progressive walking: Gently stretch, warm up, and walk. Try to create a schedule that slowly increases distance on flat surface first then gradually build up to adding inc... Read More
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228 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Possible: Need evaluation of esophageal function by GI specialist, may involve several different tests to evaluate function of esophagus and stomach and esophag... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Multiple causes: Many possible causes from an aesthetic wearing off to allergic reaction to an aesthetic or pain medicine or to tape or other devices used during proce... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Ongoing growth: As you mature changes in your sternum and the junction with your ribs may evolve. Important issue is if changes are affecting you physically or if cos... Read More
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A 68-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Further tests: At 5 weeks you should be getting your energy back. May be worthwhile to get tests on thyroid and adrenal function, as well as ruling out things like ... Read More
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2.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Conduction system : Right bundle branch block refers to a change in the electrical conduction system of heart. Can be related to stretching of the heart muscle or minor d... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Tests and exam: Possible inflammation of bowel irritating bladder or vice versa. Needs evaluation of urine and stool to rule out infection versus some other source of... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Yes: High blood pressure can have many causes. Best to get assessed and you can check yourself over three days, check pressure about the same time daily an... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Yes: Other causes of COPD exist though cigarette smoking and exposure are most common. Air pollution, work exposure to toxins and several other diseases li... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Quarantine: Get tested ASAP and self quarantine till you know results. Drink plenty of liquids get plenty of rest and follow protocols for supplements to boost yo... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Branches: The radial nerve gives off multiple branches to provide motor function to multiple muscles in the forearm and posterior arm as well as multiple sensor... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Reaction: Stop medications and contact doctor immediately nd if any difficulty swallowing or breathing go to ER now. Probable reaction to medication or cross re... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Test: Get tested for Covid and self quarantine till you know results. May be flu as well. Get plenty of rest and liquids and get help if you cannot keep liq... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Best guess: In general most sites recommend at least 5 days after symptoms gone. Might be worthwhile to have her test again to be sure she is now negative. Make s... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Both: Risk of cancer is greater in undescended testicle by 4-6 times but is somewhat increased even in the normally descended testicle 1-2fold increase as o... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Possibly : Symptoms you describe could be allergic reaction or just body’s normal reaction to toxins in smoke from someone not used to it. The tightness in throa... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Exposure: Findings indicate some process causing changes to your lungs visible on x+ray. Make sure they looked at correctfilm for you but if they did, they see ... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Abnormality search: MRI would be ordered to look for some abnormal process in foot or ankle from slight fracture to bone Spurs to tendon or ligament injuries. Could also ... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Shingles?: Description could be a number of things but shingles is a main candidate. Consider sending pics to your doctor or to Dermatologyoncall and get recomme... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Sports podiatrist: Seek out a sports podiatrist. They may offer custom shoes or orthotics or depending on severity may recommend surgery or specialized physical therapy.... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Treatment: Luvigen is a daily pill containing three medications to treat diagnosed HIV infection. It contains Dolutegravir 50mg, Lamivudine 300mg and Tenofovir d... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Hematoma: You have bleeding under the skin from paintball trauma. May need mild compression and Tylenol for pain, not aspirin or ibuprofen as they may further b... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Timing: Itching is a sign of healing. Would not put anything on skin till wound is at least 5-7 days old other than gentle cleaning to remove dry skin. Once t... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Acute: Covid 19 can cause an acute inflammatory response in lungs that affects lung function and oxygenation and that may resolve quickly or take weeks or mo... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Yes: Need evaluation at least at clinic that can do ECG and a chest X-ray and exam at a minimum and based on those assess need for further testing or treat... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Hydrate: Just need to make sure you hydrate well for entire flight. Need about 8-16 ounces of water per hour of flight time to maintain hydration during flight... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Approximare: Clean the wound well and dry it well .Try to bring edges together with tape or gauze with putting under too much pressure. The closer you can get edg... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Depends on cause: Often caused by virus usually self limiting but may need colchicine added to prevent recurrence. More serious if caused by bacteria ir fungus or thing... Read More
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3.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Mobile or not: Depends where the cuts are and hoe deep. If in a spot on thigh that is not affected much by bending your hip or knee may be able to use butterfly type... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Rare: Thy mic carcinoma is a rare form of cancer that starts in the thy mic gland located behind the breastbone in the mediastinum. Prognosis depends on the... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Risk factors: Balloon valvuloplasty is usually a temporary measure for patients that may be too high risk for surgery or have some temporary problem that precludes ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Several possibilitie: May just be natural curvature or size for you, but carotid tumors or aneurysms are possible. Pain is concerning but could it be referred from jaw or t... Read More
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A 67-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Data still coming in: To date most information favors Eliquis over Plavix (clopidogrel) in several studies mainly having to do with atrial fibrillation. Data on your partic... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Common: Almost half of men get calcifications in their prostate at some point. Theory is that inflammation in prostate from a variety of possible causes attra... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Too numerous to list: Cigarettes cause exposure to hundreds of toxic substances that can affect all parts of your body. They also induce extra inflammation in many parts of... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Indirect: Norvasc (amlodipine) is a calcium channel blocker type of blood pressure medication. It's purpose is to treat and control hypertension. High blood pre... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Comfort: Tracheostomy is more comfortable for patient and may allow better pulmonary clearing, and should be considered if prolonged vent necessary . Feeding m... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Many Possibilies: Examine what you are ingesting on a regular basis from food to meds to supplement. Consider food allergies, and lactose intolerance, or gut floa imbal... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Subtype: Sarcomatoid mesothelioma is one of the subtypes of malignant mesothelioma and has a slightly worse prognosis than the more common epitheliod type. The... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
More info needed: Does the swelling go down if you keep foot elevated? What was the nature of the injury? Your symptoms could be from injury to the vascular supply to o... Read More
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Dr. Lubienski is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Lubienski is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, my GP didn't think it meant anything. When Nurse got no discernible bp at 2 diff appts, then Dr didn't either, and took forever to barely find a wrist pulse... I'll look for a vascular guy...Read More
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Thanks. Fortunately there was no fever, or other issues. Just like the two times before they were just red and hot for approximately 48 hours, then it passed. Thanks for your answer.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you Dr.Lubienski ,just the professional i was looking for to answer this very important question.Good luck,
kind regards from England UK.
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Medical/Graduate school
Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI
Graduated 1984MD
Awards
Top Thoracic Surgeon , Second Place, Illinois - Summer
2014
Top Thoracic Surgeon , Third Place, National - Fall
2014
Top Thoracic Surgeon, First Place, National - Spring
2015
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