Dr. Paul Garrett
Radiology
Chesterfield Township, NJ
42 years experience male
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NJ
About
Bio
Hi.
I graduated Jefferson (MD) in 1981 after a fabulous15 month college experience at Penn State (BS Sci). I went to Reading Hospital for a rotating internship and general radiology residency where I met my wife (picked to be the other radiology resident by a talented Jewish matchmaker, our Program DIrector).
My other training was a Body Imaging Fellowship in 1999 at Hahnemann, now Drexel.
We both retired in 2005 at 48 yo. Our secret: no kids.
I play chess, keep 2 dogs and a cat, and 2 Koi.
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Radiology
Languages spoken
English
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236 Answers
77 Agrees
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Yes and...: It is true there are squamous (skin like) and glandular cells in the cervix and either can turn malignant.
The most import news in cervical cancer is... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Stats are limited: In one study: "Twenty-seven patients with neurosarcoidosis followed for at least 5 years" nobody died. http://www.neurology.org/content/57/5/927.short... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
CT has high dose: Initial chest and abdomen CT for staging is often done for many primary cancers. The need for CT depends on the primary tumor mostly due to the likel... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Reaching out is good: Your post is of course distressing but also hopeful in that you are reaching out and not trapped in yourself. 400 characters will not suffice, however... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Short answer: No: Most often if a malignant mass presses on the ductal system of liver or panc. (see picture), it can cause abn. blood enzymes. If the mass is small and... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Development @ 17 wks: Always expect a healthy baby until proven otherwise, so don't stress out; wait until the study is done.
The picture is an U/S of a 17 week pregnancy,... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Just be You: As a cancer survivor myself, I believe meeting the challenges of the disease is similar to attacking other challenges in life.
Anyone who helps with... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Ignore: Dual energy CT can tell urate stones from calcium stones in vivo. Also, try to catch 'em if you can.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Wrong approach: Don't wait for symptoms. See your gynecology provider for an exam to include the replacement for the old Pap smear which is now called liquid based cy... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Need firm dx: MRI can be helpful to firm up the diagnosis of endometrioma and be an adjunct to ultrasound. MRI may find other lesions.
On the other hand laparosco... Read More
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A female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Why take a chance?: Young adult people can have unusual congenital or genetic risks for heart attacks. Severe acute chest pain into left arm in a any adult is concerning ... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not to Worry: If a single case makes any difference, I've had CLL since my 30s and am in my 60s, still Stage 0, of course no treatment.
I expect a cure to be given ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Iodine based: IV CT contrast works due to the x-ray absorption of iodine. The contrast goes out the kidneys; reasonable kidney function is needed to qualify for con... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not to worry: A splenule is usu. a piece of normal spleen that got lost when the organ was forming. It is happy on its own and it is sort of like a fingerprint for ... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Use soap: A verse of "Happy Birthday" while washing your hands with soap will get rid of sperm and most bacteria.
A little soap and water on the penis may not b... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
?Upper pain cause: L5 is near the base of the spine. Symptoms are low back and leg. Upper back pain may require further imaging/clinical eval.
Backpacks can be bad for... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Thyroidmassdiagnosis: Nuclear studies can be helpful. http://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroid/fine-needle-biopsy-thyroid-nodules Masses concentrating iodine are a li... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Mild Splenomegaly: Top normal linear measurement is 9.8 cm: http://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/ajr.184.5.01841510
3 dimensional measurement is more accurate, but ... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
How is x ray Abn.?: An "abnormal" x ray could be anything from just reporting the swelling which is already known to a bone, joint or soft tissue problem which may or may... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
% GB Ca under 40 yo: is near zero. A fairly recent normal U/S also excludes this.
GB Ca is after years/decades of inflammation with stones and U/S scans are ugly.
For a ni... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
I feel your pain: I know waiting is the hardest thing, but you need more info. U/S is rarely the only test for the panc. (although iso echoic is good). We use contrast ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Poss Urgent Care app: You may consider a visit to an urgent care office so they can check for blood in your urine to further bolster the diagnosis of renal stone. Also they... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Surgery last option: Before jumping to surgery, most cases similar to what you describe should have a serious trial of at least six weeks of physical therapy to build up t... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not to worry: At your age an incidentaloma like this shouldn't raise eyebrows. That said, it is hard to argue against a liver ultrasound in a year just to make you ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
See a Neurosurgeon: A spinal neurenteric cyst is a congenital mass and usually sits just in front of the spinal cord often at the level of the mid back, but they can be a... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Need long term Dr.: If BP abn. in a repeated reading is near 160/120, definitely needs treatment NOW. Even if over 120/80 may need at least follow up.
The headache sounds... Read More
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A 58-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
It Depends: Recent progress in genetic typing of individual Colon Ca tumors and genetic specific tumor drugs is leading to better understanding of likelihood of t... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not to worry: Toe x ray has a very low dose. Experts disagree about the ability of the body to repair DNA damage with only slight x ray dose. This means either no i... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Ask referring doc: Even if your pictures look exactly like the one here (scattered T2 abnormalities in a woman of your age), you still wouldn't have an answer without fu... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Ct will help a lot: CT is our best test for fine anatomic detail and should go a long way to put your mind at ease and/or find the problem. No way to tell until then wha... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
A Fine Penis: I had a girlfriend who loved me for my "versatile" penis. Don't get hung up on it, they love them all. If someone dumps you just for a larger guy, you... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
At least 3 options: Here is a site that lists 3 options for removal: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/256918.php?page=2
Often when multiple therapeutic choices ex... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Doubt osteophyte: Typically osteophytes come from osteo "wear and tear" arthritis or arise years after trauma, like from a broken bone poorly healed. As a general rule ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Nonspecific finding: Often causes for mild splenomegaly are never found. See: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0609.1986.tb02318.x/abstract
The longer you... Read More
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A male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Can't beat stable: Folks with treated TB often have routine follow-up chest x rays to show that the disease is not progressing. If there is no progression, it is all one... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Angiomyolipoma notes: While AMLs can bleed and rarely can turn to cancer, small ones are often thought of as "leave me alone" lesions. See: http://www.medscape.com/viewarti... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Quit Now: Quit NOW, before it's too late. Now the increased risk you have done to your body is largely theoretical (although some might argue some permanent har... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not likely colon Ca: Classic colon cancer causes pain via colon obstruction, so in that case, CT would see it. But this would not be expected in a 31 yo w/ occult neg stoo... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Many other causes: There are many causes of lumps behind the ear. See: http://www.healthline.com/health/causes-lumps-behind-ears#Overview1
One common one is a sebaceous ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not to worry: You are more likely to get in a car wreck on the way to the CT than have a fatal reaction to the dye. For actual stats see: http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/p... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Low Risk of Preg.: There is a drug interaction of Zithromax and Oral contraceptives: http://www.rxlist.com/drug-interactions/azithromycin-oral-and-estradiol-norethindron... Read More
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Radiology 42 years experience
MostlyGone in 5 Days: Great to read you are in there trying, keep up the good work.
Methadone is mostly gone in 5 days. I like this site for more info: http://prescription... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Not always clear cut: Purely simple, smooth ovarian cysts are considered benign. Cysts with debris, septations or nodules along their walls can be concerning. Sometimes we ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
See a Neurosurgeon: A spinal neurenteric cyst is a congenital mass and usually sits just in front of the spinal cord often at the level of the mid back, but they can be a... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
I feel your pain: As a radiologist for 30 yrs, I too was glued to a monitor.
Eye strain can be partly addressed by careful control of ambient light and glare.
Bigge... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Dehydration: Classically an increased BUN/Creat ratio reflects dehyration, which may also go along with kidney stones. Drinking water as a habit may help. Also alw... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Get it seen: Don't be silly. Go get it seen. Even if the xray is clean, it will likely get better faster with a splint which they may give you.
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A female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
You may be right: Tonsil stones exist and range from smelly, cheesy to actual stones. You may have small tonsils, but almost everyone has some tonsillar tissue.
These ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
No: The x ray radiation in a CT has no measurable or known effect on neural tissues. 1) dose is way too low and 2) nerves are relatively radioresistant si... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 42 years experience
Hard to say: Often tests are ordered to "rule out" or "on suspicion of" so that insurance will pay.
That is different from a Dr. telling a pt. that he/she truly s... Read More
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, PA
Graduated 1981MD
Residency
READING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Radiologic Society of North America
American College of Radiology
Publications
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