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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
No: Unfortunately not yet but with newer medications we are able to achieve the goal of remission much more often than decades ago.
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Several tests: Including imaging studies from x-rays, ultrasound, MRI and CT scans. Still to confirm psedogout the best test is to analyse the synovial fluid from th... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ask your doctor: ANA stands for antinuclear antibody and is a very good test to help you diagnosed autoimmune diseases like lupus but the fact that is positive alone m... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Ideas, many: Knee pain is very frequent, as with other pains try to recall: onset of pain, radiation, alleviating or aggravating factors, severity of the pain. Pos... Read More
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A female asked:
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Not inevitable : Hip and knee OA are very frequent and is OA in the weight bearing joints, thus weight loss and exercise to strengthen the muscles surrounding this joi... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Bilateral hip pain: Bilateral hip pain can be due to many causes: like osteoarthritis ( wear and tear arthritis), trochanteric bursitis ( bursitis means inflammation of a... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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21 years experience
Yes many others: Spondyloarthropaty group which includes: psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis associated to inflammatory bowel d... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
It depends: You need to seek a rheumatologist. I treat gout with diet ( low in purine), avoid alcohol/red meat/shellfish and medications. Acute attacks are treate... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Not frequent : Hematuria and GI bleeding are not frequent side effects (SE) from systemic steroids but usually for MS initially the dose is high and other more commo... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Vessel inflammation: Several causes had been linked to certain types of vasculitis but most of them we do not know the causes. There are what we call primary vasculitis ( ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: Gout manifest as a very severe inflammatory arthritis affecting mostly lower extremity joints, can showed signs of inflammation on the skin, looks red... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
They are rare but...: Vasculitis stands for vessel inflammation. They are different types, and depending of which vessel are they affecting they would affect different orga... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
What is the question: I don't see a question here. Also I don't see any information about treatment for Lyme, were you given antibiotics. Lyme disease can manifest with acu... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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21 years experience
Ignore: Lupus patients should avoid sulfa-containing antibiotics because of a high incidence of flares.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Exercise 30' everyday. You need to find that exercise that you like and enjoy to do it everyday.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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It is the best tests: EDS can cause pulmonary hypertension, a condition that usually is difficult to diagnose with the physical exam only. Most cardiologist would start wit... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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I am not scare but..: Usually intermittent complaints and very unspecific like yours means is not a very scary disease. I mean, most of the scary diagnosis once they start ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Depends on arthritis: It depends on which type of arthritis you have. Osteoarthritis, which is very common for example in the knees can be linked to obesity and part of the... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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21 years experience
Not specific: High erythrosedimentation rate or high ESR. It is used as a tool very often to find out levels of inflammation but is not specific or diagnostic of on... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
OA vs RA: You should make sure the diagnosis is rheumatoid arthritis to consider starting Methotrexate. If unsure then send the patient to a rheumatologist that... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Ice/rest: Most tendonitis improved with conservative treatment that includes: rest, ice ( 15' on and off for 2 hours) and anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen for... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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21 years experience
Avoid triggers: Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that affects the skin, usually chronic where patients learn about some triggers for their flares, for example alcoh... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
High/abnormal: It is high and abnormal, unfortunately is not specific, you should discuss with the physician who ordered the test about it. It is a marker of inflamm... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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No: The chances of HIV will increase depending upon other risk factors like unprotected sex, iv drug use from someone with HiV, etc but higher WBC has man... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
No: Unfortunately not yet but with newer medications we are able to achieve the goal of remission much more often than decades ago.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
Inflammed joint : Arthritis means inflammation of your joints. Many types like RA, OA,Spondyloarthropaty group which includes: psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
Not necessarily : Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects mostly the smaller joints in hands and feet. Nowadays we are able to achieve remissi... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
Pepto Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate): Is OTC ( over the counter), meaning you don't need prescription and chewable easy to take.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
Unlikely to be RA: RA ( rheumatoid arthritis) it is a chronic inflammatory destructive polyarthritis that affects mostly the smaller joints of hands and feet. Usually do... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
21 years experience
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) : It is not a common side effect and is usually a pretty well tolerated medicine. If you are sure then stop the medicine and see what happens but your P... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Go to the ER: You need to be evaluated and treated. Fever usually is due to underlying infenction and usually urinary tract infection is frequent to see in females ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Lives on body fluid: HIV is in cells of body fluid, like semen/blood, and even though blood can be outside dry on a table, if the proper temperature, and other physical co... Read More
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A female asked:
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Yes can be serious: Hypertension is called " silent killer", most of the patients are asymptomatic but neck pain can be a symptom of high blood pressure. You should seek ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Possible yes: Still you should be evaluated by a rheumatologist to make that decision. ANA testing if negative most of the time ( even more than 90 %) means that yo... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Is not normal: Left side pain, shoulder, jaw and neck is concerning for a cardiovascular problem like a myocardial infarction. I am not sure why the antibiotic, but ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Get help NOW: Red looking stools can be from gastrointestinal bleeding and this is an emergency you should go to the ER now unless you had a history of hemorrhoids ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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lower extremity: Most of lower extremity joints are affected in gout, very frequently affects the big toe, but can affect the entire joints of the feet, ankle and knee... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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No and yes: Overlaps syndromes are less frequents than one isolated autoimmune disease ( like lupus alone). Some patients have lupus and then a secondary Sjogren'... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Yes: I guess you meant if this could be psoriatic arthritis and the answer is yes. Up to 30% of patients with psoriasis can develop psoriatic arthritis. Co... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Pregnancy risks: Young females should worry about neonatal lupus syndrome an autoimmune condition that can affect baby's of mothers with Systemic lupus erythematosus (... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Seek help: Severe pain, nausea and urinary urgency should be evaluated by your physician. Enbrel (etanercept) is an immunosupressant and infections are more freq... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Yes it is used: It is a known medicine to use for MG. Do you have any questions about it?
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gustavo Carboneanswered
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Compliance: Most of the patients with bad flares from gout are due to non-compliance with medical advise, meaning if you don't follow the diet and treatment given... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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May have phimosis: Phimosis, is a condition of the penis where the foreskin cannot be fully retracted over the glans penis. Look at the picture in Wikipedia and see if i... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Possible: If you have SLE ( systemic lupus erythematosus) then you must know that SLE can affect many different organs and very feequently the skin. The rash of... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Many causes of hip pain are easy to diagnosed with a torough physical exam. Anytime you have severe pain and not sure of the cause, visit a doctor. If... Read More
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Not because but....: Low myoglobin is not a regular diagnostic test for rheumatoid arthritis at all. It also can be lower due to other diseases or scenarios BUT joint pain... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Yes it will stop: Steroids have many side effects, in the short term like the ones you are taking the most common side effects are weight gain with increase appetite, c... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Knee effusion : Knee effusions can be from inflammatory arthritis, trauma w/who meniscus tears, hemarthrosis but what is surprising to me is that you have this for 10... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Swallow : Yes you should swallow after holding it as much as possible and swift around your mouth. The recommended doses are between 4-6 ml every 6 hr and usual... Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you very much Dr. Gustavo. I will consult a rheumatologist as per your advice.
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you. This is a very clear and optimistic answer.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Very much thank you doctor
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Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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