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Internal Medicine
Licenses
United States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Languages spoken
English, Gujarati, Hindi
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80 Answers
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Hard to tell...: Are you having blood in your urine or vaginal blood? If you cannot tell the difference then go to see your doctor for a urine test to rule out blood ... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Other causes: Amylase, Lipase and liver enzymes can be elevate, due many other reasons such as acute cholecystitis, biliary sludge, chronic pancreatitis or even dru... Read More
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823 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Lifestyle chamges: Avoid NSAIDs ( goody powders, Advil, ibuprofen, etc), lie down a few hours after your meal, have a good fiber diet and if still continues talk to your... Read More
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829 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
No: There is no association between the two. Are you taking any other medications with omeprazole?
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Do not rub: Leave your eye alone. Clean with water with eye cup or splashing water in the eye. Avoid eye makeup until clears. Wear your glasses and avoid contact... Read More
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221 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Possible causes...: Right sided pain can be appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, crohn's and possibly pancreatitis as well. See your doctor. If... Read More
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835 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Higher changes: PCOS patient having risk of developing Diabetes type 2 especially if they have a family history of type 2 diabetes. Your doctor will monitor for diab... Read More
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Further evaluation: You need to see your doctor to ensure its not a infection. You doctor can take a look in your ear and if needed place you on antibiotics.
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends...: If you are a female in your reproductive age then is there a possibility you are pregnant? Are you having headaches after the nausea? Do you have any... Read More
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838 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Need examination: Recommend seeing your primary care or ob/gym for an exam. Not all infections have an odor. Some causes could be candidiasis, gonorrhea, chlamydia or t... Read More
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835 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends: I am assuming you have had your thyroid removed. If you are on thyroid replacement then you should get your thyroid levels checked to ensure your do... Read More
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838 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Hard to tell: without physical examination it is difficult to diagnose your rash. See a doctor so they can get more information to correlate with the physical exam... Read More
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825 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Crackle: Crackles may mean abnormality of the lungs or airways. Clearing of crackles after cough suggest secretions caused them. These sounds have to be correl... Read More
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829 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Hard to say: With vomiting and diarrhea it's important to stay hydrated. Additionally the source needs to be identified. Viral gastroenteritis or some food poisoni... Read More
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845 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends: low PTH can be primary or secondary thus hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia. Hypocalcemia causes QT prolongation or prolonged ST segment. Hypercalcemia c... Read More
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838 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Syncope can be due t: to cardiac or non-cardiac etiology. First heart disease, arrhythmias and other cardiac causes of syncope should be ruled out before considering a posi... Read More
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823 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Sure: Your doctor should be consulted regarding your on-going symptoms. If suspicion for biliary disease is high then HIDA scan would help.
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823 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Unlikely: CT scan will pick up on nodules and masses pretty well. Glad you are on the right track by quitting smoking. Just because you are cleared does not ... Read More
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824 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Hard to tell: The only way to diagnose pneumonia will be with physical exam and sometimes chest X-ray can make the diagnosis more clear. If it is pneumonia you nee... Read More
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844 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends: In younger females less than 40 breast mammograms would be ideal if you have a family history of breast cancer. Commonly in younger females lumps get... Read More
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838 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Multiple possibiliti: Right sided back pain or right flank pain in young women could most commonly be urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, or kidney stones. However fur... Read More
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845 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
No: There is some degree of trauma to the vaginal tissue during intercourse. As a result sometimes you experience some bleeding after intercourse. Additi... Read More
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823 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Yes: No harm in using it once a week or even more often if needed. IF you have renal disease be careful because magnesium can accumulate and causes magnes... Read More
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814 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
A prognositic factor: levels are incorporated into staging system for multiple myeloma. Higher levels in 75% cases can correlated with higher tumor burden.
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Yes: Some studies have shown CoQ10 enzyme to be of benefit in heart failure and reducing cholesterol but not enough evidence to support use in the treatmen... Read More
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Yes: Prenatal vitamins can be taken by non-pregnant adult. Like most vitamins, unless your overdose, there are no serious side effects. Lamictal can be r... Read More
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838 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends: This could mean nothing if you are otherwise a healthy individual. AST and ALT can show up abnormal in even a healthy person. These tests have to b... Read More
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840 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Tough...: There are many internal organs in the human body. I would suggest a google search and wikipedia to get a list.
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824 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Hard to say: Without more information and physical exam it is hard to diagnose. You may need a consultation.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Skin cancer: Besides sun burn the biggest risk of prolonged sun exposure is skin cancer.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends: More information is needed about your symptoms. What kinds of urinary trouble are you having and for how long? blood in urine? Associated symptoms of ... Read More
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836 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Low risk: It is a category B drug, meaning that there have been no well-controlled studies on the effects of the drug on pregnant women. Though the risk are m... Read More
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Unsure of question: If you are worried you are pregnant then you can do a home pregnancy test. If you missed your period for more then 1 cycle go see your doctor for eva... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
No: There are no interaction between bisoprolol and magnesium biglycinate.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Yes: some people can have normal lower resting heart rate. The problem is if you have symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, syncope along with thes... Read More
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824 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
No: Such techniques are not proven to be successful. Speak to your ob/gyn regarding assistance with fertility. There are options for you but a physician ... Read More
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823 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Yes but <1%: if you are on Clomiphen then there is <1% change of weight gain.
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Imbalance of flora: Bacterial vaginosis is a very common vaginal infection in women. It is from bacteria that live normally in the vagina and for unclear reasons, overgro... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Nothing to worry: if you have not had any symptoms then you should be fine. One extra dose will not hurt
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A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
No problem: You will not have any problems as long as you take your antibiotics as close as to your prescribed schedule. SO yes go ahead and take the dose in 6 h... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
No: Your blood pressure is normal. Many healthy individuals can have normally lower blood pressures. Being cold can be due to other reason. Talk to you... Read More
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Yes: Usually CT alone will show brain aneurysm. MRI without contast is added if CT is negative but suspicion is high for aneurysm. Though MRA visualizes b... Read More
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825 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
...: suppositories or any other stimulants/laxatives/stool softners are not always successful. Drink lots of water and increase your fiber as well if you ... Read More
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A member asked:
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Internal Medicine 14 years experience
24 hours: Takes 24 hours after the time of last dose fornit to be eliminated from the body through the urine in an healthy individual.
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845 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
No: There is nothing you can do if you already took the dose. I am assuming your mother in law is prescribed Albuterol Nebulizer treatment. Albuterol so... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Need more lab: You Ob/gyn may have already done the following work up while you were pregnant since your TSH was 6 but if not your doctor can repeat TSH and also get... Read More
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836 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends on diagnosis: Treatments vary by condition, so it's important to know which type of vaginal infection you have. Types of vaginal infections are bacterial vaginosis... Read More
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825 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
More details needed: More information is needed to further evaluate the etiology of your chronic diarrhea. I believe a consultation with a physician would be beneficial f... Read More
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845 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Depends: Chronic cough can be due to reflux, allergies, or postnasal drip. You need to talk to your doctor about further evaluation.
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835 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vaidehi Patelanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
See your doctor: Please see you doctor soon. This could be simple as gastroenteritis or serious as a bleed in GI tract. You will need CBC and endoscopy. If your hem... Read More
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840 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you . I am leading much healthier life now. It is kind of you to respond.
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Your answer was very helpful, thanks! Went to the er. Will have a colonoscopy Monday., Thank you so much!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical University of the Americas, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Graduated 2009MD
Residency
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 2014
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