Dr. Patrick Connor
Emergency Medicine
Wilmette , IL
37 years experience female
Locations
Office
Wilmette , IL
About
Bio
25 years of academic emergency medicine. At the same time have run community emergency department from Level 2 trauma centers to working in critical access hospitals.
I have run a large occupational practice and I have been trained in Hyperbaric medicine.
Very familiar with all aspects of Emergency medicine. My style of practice is thoughtful, patient centered care with compassionate understanding of individual needs.
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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.
Emergency Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Licenses
United States: Illinois, New Mexico
Doctor Q&A
36 Answers
21 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 76-year-old male asked:
Dr. Patrick Connoranswered
Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
No: This condition is uncommon. The lack of biotin leads to conditions such as loss of hair , poor skin condition and neuropatthy and fortunately no cata... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Likely not appenditi: there are many causes of rlq pain. It does not sound like appendicitis
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Clear liquids: If you do have giardia, I would go on a clear liquid diet util the results are back
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Excellent therapy: You have received excellent clinical advise and treatment
You should recover soon
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Nothing: Hemangiomas are usually not painful.
You see your doctor to see if there is an underlying cause for your pain
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Perfectly safe: You could ask your dentist to use porcelain. But silver amalgam over the decades have not harmed anyone. I also would suggest better dental hygiene ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Rest your voice: Rest, salt water gargles and over the counter anti inflammatories
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Agree: No medical treatment , but you have to remove possible sources of lead contamination such as pain and pottery
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A male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Agree: It takes years of exposure. If this is the case there is nothing to do to prevent it. In addition mesothelioma also has some correlation to smoking. ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Yes: This is pretty normal They vary in size depending on your age and in what stage of your menstrual cycle that you are in
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
See a cardiologist: I would suggest that you see a cardiologist and have echo cardiogram. This will further define the problem and dictate therapy
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
See a neurologist: There could numerous reasons for your symptoms. Have your parents take you to your pediatrician. I would suggest that you try different subjects to r... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Back exercises: You should weight and Google back exercises on line and do them religiously
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A female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Possibly: You could although it could be painful and the blister slough off. I would suggest you find some other form of exercise
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
I agree: Any medication has potential side effects. There is no point in starting to use a vaporizer. Save your money, do not smoke or use a vaporizer
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
No: You need a licensed doctor /physician assistant to order or nurse practitioner to order any medical tests.
In addition if you are healthy there is no ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
See a gynecologist: chronic uti are unlikely
foul smelling UTI are usually infectious and you should see your gynecologist and have a frank conversation with your partner
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Therapy: You may want to consider therapy or medications or yoga and meditation.
You will need to address this so you can avoid becoming part of the legal sys... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Likley nothing serio: Depending on your age this may be a benign condition. But if you have any cardiac risk factors please your doctor
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Paste of baking soda: Mosquito bites get red from the anticoagulant injected by the mosquito. if they itch a paste of baking soda is an effective method to relieve the itch... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Weight: Please check you weight and height.
Consult goggle to get your BMI. This will then dictate whether your weight is high
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
All medications: I would avoid aspirin and non steroidal anti inflammatory and all other non essential medications. If you smoke please stop
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Residual food: Likely you may have overexerted your self or have an early case of gastroenteritis. I would suggest a clear liquid diet today
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Perfectly safe: Your unborn child will not be harmed by silver amalgam fillings
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Agree: You are best hope is to do a yearly Mammogram foe early detection. The radiation dose is minimal
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Very safe: The flu vaccines are very safe and should be obtained on a yearly basis
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Not all: There are different forms but not all lead to complete blindness. There is nor real cure. The disease progresses at different rates
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Yes: it should cleaned with soap and water and let allowed to air dry. Do not pick at it
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Excellent: It appears that you keep diabetes under excellent control
Do you check your Hemoglobin A1C yearly.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Accurate: They are accurate depending on technique / skill of the tech and the expertise of the radiologist. But they can off by up 1 week.
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A male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
NO: Your fatigue is related to your excess alcohol consumption. It affects your sleep.
Alcohol should only be used in moderation
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
NO: the best way to loose wight is to eat less and exercise more. You will also be a stellar parent model for your children. Good luck. Pills generally d... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Agree: use a mask when cleaning . Over counter antihistamines will help
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A female asked:
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Likely stress: There are many causes for eating disorders but stress is a very common one.
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A 79-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 37 years experience
Palpitations: Occasional extra beats are a benign condition. If this occurs frequently and if you have chest pain or shortness of breath this requires evaluation i... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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No: Masturbation will not alter the effectiveness of antibiotics
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Connor is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Connor is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC
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NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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