Dr. John Wigneswaran
Nephrology and Dialysis
27 years experience male
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Nephrology and Dialysis
Internal Medicine
Licenses
United States: Ohio, Rhode Island
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97 Answers
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Relative : it depends on the location and the size of the hemorrhage. I wish I had a more specific answer but it's very dependent on those facts as well as the u... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Discharge: Difficult to make that determination just on color. Best thing to do is see your physician and have an exam, urinalysis and culture.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Diarrhea: Diarrhea has multiple possibilities. Firs explore your diet. You may be lactose intolerant, have a gluten allergy, or possibly an inflammatory process... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Cysts: That typically represents cysts. Bilateral cystic disease can be either a normal variant if a small number and age of the patient, or polycystic kidne... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Breathing: Breathing is handled by aspects of the body that are on autopilot. If you feel the sense you may stop breathing or have such thoughts this sometimes ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Swelling/balance: There are multiple reasons you mate such symptoms including protein in your urine, thyroid disease, medication reactions etc. Its important you call ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Some possibilities: This could be many things- most commonly, sinusitis, corrective vision needs, migraines, tensions headaches, evidence of low or high blood sugar, and ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Cut: Likely a cut or an infected follicle. Try bacitracin and avoid any further shaving it products to the area.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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General...: Firstly, you need to be seen by your doctor. At your age, 6 weeks of symptoms (I'm not sure what they are), and now loose stools needs to be looked at... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Thoughts: Check a pregnancy test- that is the only way to be sure. Plan B is not 100% effective, and less effective after 72 hours.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Vomiting: There are many reasons for someone feeling nauseous and throwing up. In her age range you want to make sure she isn't pregnant, but other possibilitie... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Protein : Right after working out, for the few hours thereafter, your body is in a period where added protein can be helpful in achieving further growth. I wou... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Options: Currently no therapy can reduce "parenchymal" or tissue changes to patients with kidney disease What damage has occurred its permanent. What you can ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. John Wigneswarananswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Cysts: Having a cyst in the kidney can be a benign occurrence- many people develop a cyst or two later in life. However the answer to your question needs mor... Read More
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Suggestions : Obviously if the weight is a problem don't exert yourself. There are many reasons for feeling like this including bone disease, muscle or tendon weakn... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Diarrhea: The answer is it depends. If you do not have an infection, then peptobismol, could help. However if you have an infection related to antibiotic use, ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Chest pain: Chest pain should be taken seriously. You need to call your doctor first. What you are staying could be muscculoskeletal, related to a lung infectio... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Vitamin D: A calcium of 10.4 or around that is a higher level. If one supplements with D3, or cholecalciferol, this can actually elevate your calcium levels. The... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Many reasons: An enlarged kidney can be caused by many reasons. One sided enlargement may be related to an anatomic issue blocking the ureter like a kidney stone, o... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Donation: I would visit the National Kidney Foundation website and ask them. They can direct you to a local affiliate.
www.kidney.org
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Kidney Pain: First you need to make sure it is your kidney as on your left side there are other organs that can mimic this such as back pain, lower rib pain, lung ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Yes: There are sometimes secretions put forth my the proud even prior to ejaculation. This could cause pregnancy. Check a pregnancy test with your physicia... Read More
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Cat Bite: Typically 24 hours or earlier if the patient has vascular disease. The bacteria typically seen is Pasteurella multocida - which is PCN sensitive.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Thoughts: Scrotal swelling in a young male is not at all normal and needs to be looked at quickly. Possibilities include, cancer, epidydimitis, testicular torsi... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
It can: Much of this disease resolves spontaneously in 50 percent inpatients but Vitamin E is a possible treatment. Time will tell if it is mild. You are doin... Read More
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A male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Mucus color: Typically the color of your mucus represents what is happening with the bacteria that is trapped there. When you first get ill its a yellow color ofte... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Thoughts: I would like to help but that is a very nonspecific pain. Are you having pain when you urinate? In your testicles? Have you had unprotected sex rece... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Oral Lesions: There are multiple causes for lip lesions based on how theylook and a host of other data including how they appeared for how long etc. Your medical h... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Exam: There are multiple reasons that can chase swelling including a hernia, testicular torsion, epidydimitis or even a cancer. Please see a urologist asap... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Bleeding: Bright red blood is something to be taken seriously. You ned to see your doctor for a full history and exam. Some causes more commonly are hemorrhoids... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Good question: Typically without significant diarrhea, losing electrolytes is unlikely. if you do have significant diarrhea beyond the water loss that occurs, one al... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Me:): A kidney specialist is called a Nephrologist. Typically after you finish medical school and three years of internal medicine residency you need to und... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Weight gain: Many possibilities but more common would be excessive eating, thyroid abnormalities, heart failure, renal failure, excessive protein in the urine- it'... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Complicated answer: You need to supply the ranges at the particular lab that is taking these as well as units- difficult to assess accurately otherwise.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Irritation: Be careful in shaving that area as it can cause an infection with the normal bacteria that is over your skin. As you shave and scrape the skin, it can... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Kidney Infection: Not necessarily. Most kidney infections, such as a urinary tract infection or an infection in the kidney itself (pyelonephritis) can be treated safely... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Counseling: One is you can't do it yourself. It's helpful to talk to someone to understand what is driving it. There is usually a reason for it. Without that reas... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Contact Rash: Typically if you have a one sided specific area it may be related to something you have come in contact with. Make sure you see your primary doctor, a... Read More
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A female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Pain: What you are describing is pleurisy or pleuritic chest pain- which may mask itself as many things. Such pain can be seen from muscle injury, rib fract... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
SIADH: Venlafaxine is within a class of drugs called SSRIs (Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors). This class of drug has been associated with SIADH. If this can be... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Meds: First of all make sure you don't have an allergy to antibiotics. Taking Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and a lisinopril if you have certa... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Thoughts: Typically this is viral till proven otherwise- and supportive care with fluids, rest and OTC meds. Talk to your doctor to be sure.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Definition: Essentially the fetus right kidney is shown to be slightly dilated which can happen when urine is not exiting the kidney in a normal fashion. The term... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Diet: That is a great question and depends on the degree of kidney disease. For example those with less than 30% function should restrict salt, fluid, potas... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Solitary Kidney: It depends on your department's policy but I don't see why not. Those with one kidney, barring any other health issue or genetic predisposition, can l... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Kidney Disease: Chronic Kidney Disease is defined by 5 stages 1-5. Stage 1 is mild and Stage 5 is where you need dialysis. Taking care of your kidneys depends on the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Ignore: Most high blood pressure sufferers can benefit greatly from a low salt diet.
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A female asked:
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Repeat urinalysis: it may be that the presumed urinary tract infection is not sensitive to your antibiotic. Alternatively one would need to consider another possibility ... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
Drug side effects: Cozaar (losartan) which is of a class of medications referred to as ARBS, are not as clearly identified with your side effects - although some can hav... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Nephrology and Dialysis 27 years experience
STD possible: You need to be concerned about an STD. See your primary physician for a urinalysis and culture, with tests for gonhorrea/chlamydia as well as an HIV t... Read More
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Feb 15, 2015
I heart Dr. Wigneswaran because he has such a big heart and always pays it forward!
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Wigneswaran is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! It didn't look normal. It's been tested twice since then with little improvement. I'm the only one who's concerned! Thank you!
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This was very helpful. Thanks! thank you ,I keep testing positive for benzo's and do not and have not taken them I am on zoloft though
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you. I will suggest this to my Dr.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tufts University School of Medicine, MA
Graduated 1995MD
Residency
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL/BROWN UNIVERSITY
Awards
Medical Sales Training Award- CHF Solutions 2006
Assistant Clinical Professor, Wright State University School of Medicine
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Renal Physicians Association
National Kidney Foundation
American Society Of Nephrology
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