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Dr. Nir Hus MD, PhD, FACS is a general surgeon in Delray Beach, Florida. He specializes in Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, Chestwall Reconstruction, Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Wound Care. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Florida. He is affiliated with Delray Beach Medical Center and Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Experienced Care Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Medical Devices, Emergency Management, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Procedures, and Critical Care Medicine. Strong military and protective services professional graduated from University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.
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General Surgery
Licenses
United States: Florida
Languages spoken
English, Hebrew
Doctor Q&A
132 Answers
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Nir Husanswered
General Surgery 18 years experience
Cultures: not exactly sure why, not enough details. But, make sure you follow up on the sensitivities of the culture. To make sure the antibiotic is appropriate... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

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MVC: yes. Normally most people feel worse a day or two after a car crash. But if you feel something getting worse return to the ER!
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Interactions : no significant interaction is known.
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A 38-year-old male asked:

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Inguinal hernia: with time they get worse. You should make an appointment with a general surgeon.
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A 61-year-old male asked:

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NG tube / feeding : The short answere is yes. Usually you will wake up with a temporary Nasal Gastric tube. It is highly variable on what has transpired during your surge... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Allergies : yes it's very well possible.
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Rib fractures : Yes it can puncture a lung.
Simple rib fractures are treated conservatively with pain management only.
Certain rib fractures that result in breathin... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:

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Rib fractures : Simple rib fractures are treated conservatively with pain management only.
Certain rib fractures that result in breathing difficulties and / or relen... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

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CEA. : CEA. Is not used as a screening test. Only to follow a malignancy along pre/post-treatment. Its is not only for colon cancer. Many other cancers will ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Rib fractures : Simple rib fractures are treated conservatively with pain management only.
Certain rib fractures that result in breathing difficulties and / or relen... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

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Saphanous vein. : Saphanous vein is a superficial vein. Normally we don't anticolate clots in the saphanous vein. Even if the vein was stripped with a clot within it. I... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:

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Heart attack. : You are definitely at risk. The risk factors are your smoking, high blood pressure (reguardles of the medication), and age. Also I bet you are on the... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

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Gastric tube and jej: g-tube is a tube with the stomach. A G-j-tube is a tube with an opening into the stomach and an additional distal opening into the jejunum. We use th... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:

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Rib fractures : CT scan or chest X-ray
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A male asked:

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Dog bite : you might have an abcess, or a keloid formation or a simple seroma (fluid collection). You need to have your family Dr. Examine your arm.
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A female asked:

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Surgical clip: in surgery we intentionally leave clips behind on bleeding vessels. Nothing abnormal in a clip left behind.
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Hernia vs vascular : your symptoms can be related to an inguinal hernia. Or also possibly a vascular lesion such as an aneurysm. You should have a surgeon examine you
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A 45-year-old male asked:

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Mesh repair: 10 months post repair of inguinal hernia is possibly a recurrence. I would have it looked and examined by your surgeon.
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Inguinal hernia: its very well possible. Probably what you are experiencing is scar tissue or mesh or both affecting / irritating the inguinal nerve.
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A 61-year-old male asked:

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Whipple surgery. : This is a very big operation. You should always get a second opinion.
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A female asked:

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HIDA: Hida can sometimes be misleading. There are many reasons for it. You should have an ultrasound and labs to include liver function tests.
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A 27-year-old male asked:

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Abdominal testis: a CT scan of Abdomen and pelvis will find it if it's there.
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A 21-year-old male asked:

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Prolonged Post op pain: 4 months post surgery could be spasm. But, usually after 4 months it's probably scar tissue pulling on nerve roots at your brachial plexus or healing ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Anal lesions: you should have them biopsied. It can be anywhere from benign skin tag to a form of skin cancer to anal chondiloma to herpes and many other options. U... Read More
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A 61-year-old male asked:

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Hairloss: Normally hair loss is due to the toxic effect of chemotherapy on rapidly deciding cells such as those that produce hair.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Urine problem : If you had a Foley catheter placed during surgery it is possible that it caused a small bladder or urinary tract injury. That could easily explain you... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:

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Umbelicous. : You might have had an umbelical hernia when you were born. It usually goes away in the early years. Most likely you can have the piercing, but I would... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Nodes: Often time with many types of infections many body part, specifically nodes get inflamed.
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Pilonidal cyst : the solution is surgery. Untill you have it. Keep area clean. Shower multiple times a day. Bacteriacidal soap. Also for pain control you can use NSAID... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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Ignore: This is a problem that can potentially be solved surgically. Or medically (less often).
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A 39-year-old female asked:

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New bones: New bones don't just appear. It might be due to a traumatic injury or something that you did not appreciate before. Anyhow, I would recommend a chest ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Epigastric pain. : Your epigastric pain can be related to GERD but you must have a doctor examine you to make sure it is not cardiac related.
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A 34-year-old female asked:

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Abdominal pain: your pain can be due to many possible etiologies. Can be related to your left ovary, can be a renal stone, can be diverticulitis. All of the above are... Read More
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A female asked:

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Breast follow up. : The follow up would be yearly mammograms, ultrasound +\- MRI if needed. And breast self exam.
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Cyst: i would go to a surgeon again. He needs the whole thing removed. Not just opened up. Otherwise it will continue to fester.
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A 27-year-old male asked:

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Mva : all significant vessels would be seen.
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A 19-year-old female asked:

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Cartridge fractures : Your cartilage is broken not your ribs. cartilage is not seen well on CT scan and X-rays.
I normally repair these with a titanium plate from sternum... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:

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Rib fractures : Yes rib fractures can cause neck pain
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A 28-year-old female asked:

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Not breathing : not breathing is an emergency! Main causes are: allergy to food (anaphylaxis) or medication, heart attack, Asthma attack, trauma. All are emergencies.... Read More
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A 58-year-old male asked:

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Hemorrhoids. : Hemorrhoids are not in the rectum. They are in the anus and there two major types. External- they hurt. Internals - they donot hurt.
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A 55-year-old female asked:

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Biliary abnormality.: elevated total bilirubin and direct bilirubin, elevated alkaline phosphatase, elevated AST and or ALT
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A 32-year-old male asked:

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Pancreatic cancer: Eating activate the pancreases to release pancreatic juices / enzymes.
Obstruction in the outflow will generate pain. Also inflammation of the pancre... Read More
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A female asked:

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Infection and wounds: Yes it can get infected. I would wash with room temperature water and soap.
Otherwise keep dry. If you donot have iodine allergy it would be ok to pa... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

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Rib fractures : Simple rib fractures are treated conservatively with pain management only.
Certain rib fractures that result in breathing difficulties and / or relen... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

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Rib fractures : Simple rib fractures are treated conservatively with pain management only.
Certain rib fractures that result in breathing difficulties and / or relen... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

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Broken ribs: Pain
Shortness of breath
Fast breathing
Shallow breaths
Inability to cough, sneeze or laugh.
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A male asked:

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Steroid post workout: Not recommended. Steroids have many side effects which can be much worse in comparison.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Frequent urination. : On a 26 years old female one of the top options would be a urinary tract infection. But there many other causes which are possible. Given more history... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Post pregnancy: you are describing normal stretch marks. It has to do with the types and content of your collagen within the skin. Everyone is different.
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Aspiration pneumonia: It could well be related if you were septic due to the pneumonia, but at this time it purely theoretical.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hus is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hus is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Oct 11, 2014
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Chosen surgical oncologist is world renowned in organ transpants at large city medical complex of about 30 high rise buildings.Does many whipples. Bye
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you. I went and visited with my GP who orginally diagnosed me and he said he could find no sign of reoccurence.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Grateful again. I have it jotted down. I will be ready but there are always those other "forgot to ask" #'s. Bye!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL
Graduated 2005MD
Residency
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
LECOM
SURGERY associate professor
THOUGHT LEADER, First Place, The Pensacola Region - 2018
Affiliations
Delray Medical Center
Saint Marys Med Ctr Chldrns EMR
Ministry saint marys hospital
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