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Radiology
Interventional Radiology
Radiology - Interventional
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Doctor Q&A
17 Answers
10 Agrees
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
What rad reports say: Understanding radiology reports can be challenging. "Nonspecific" usually means cause unclear/many possible causes and often implies "low concern". ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Is this about pain?: if you're talking about pain, then muscles, ribs, kidney, ureter, possibly pancreas and spleen, posterior lung/pleura, diaphragm, anything occupying s... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Don't worry: these benign cysts vary rarely cause any problems. They rarely can get infected, and if they are located near the chest wall and rupture they can cau... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Ignore: Take iodine pills to prevent accumulation of radioactive iodine in your thyroid gland.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Arachnoid mater infl: Arachnoiditis is inflammation of the middle layer of the three layers of membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord called the arachnoid mater.... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Very unlikely: there are many benign skin & subcutaneous lesions which can occur in the genital region including the mons pubis. Cancerous lesions here are rar... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Yes: both bladder and cervix prolapse can be diagnosed on abdominal/pelvic ultrasound, but often they don't give enough detailed information for presurgica... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
No need: CT of the chest, because of the way the images are obtained, does not confuse skin lesions with possible lung nodules as can happen with plain chest x... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Essentially zero: Although there is some data suggesting that lung cancer occurs at a bit younger age in never-smokers compared with smokers, in the absence of (for ins... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Persevere-vague prob: For vague abd/GI probs other helpful tests: stool analysis for infection, eval for food allergy (try elimination diet), and colonoscopy. Recheck CT f... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Several ways: There are several causes of ascites in the setting of liver cancer and what is most likely can depend on which cancer. In the U.S. its usually portal... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Maybe heart problem: Sounds like maybe raising the head helps blood drain, which might imply a kind of poor flow into or thru the heart. Do neck veins get big (jvd ) witho... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Poor development: Cortical dysplasia refers to poor development of the tissues of the cerebral cortex. Often seen as underdeveloped and dysorganized tissue on CT or MR... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Involuntary movement: Dyskinesia refers to a group of involuntary movements which are usually uncoordinated and often spasmodic. These are neurological problems. Examples... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Probably not: two of the best, most rigorously conducted and analyzed studies done in the last few years came to nearly identical conclusions: with normal kidney fx... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Possible tension HA: tension headaches can present this way and a normal MRI helps to rule out many other causes like tumors, infections, bleeds. A more detailed history a... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. John Weaveranswered
Radiology 32 years experience
Likely fungal/yeast: genital itching is commonly related to fungal or yeast infection, although there are several other possibilities. Consultation with a Family Practiti... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Weaver is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Weaver is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Repeated due to previous CRC in 2009 and liver met in 2012. I'm picking at straws.... Thanks
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Thank you, your quick reply made me feel good!
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Creighton University School of Medicine, NE
Graduated 1991MD
Residency
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES
Completed 1996
Awards
Founding Knowledge Editor, First Place, California - Winter
2016
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