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A 28-year old male asked about a 67-year old female:
What is the difference between BNP and NT-proBNP? Are these test ordered individually or ordered both at the same time?
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A 28-year old male asked:
BNP and nt-ProBNP - Are these test normally ordered together or only one test is needed when when appropriate? Which test is more commonly used?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Are pro-BNP levels in healthy people higher than BNP levels? I've read they are typically very close unless there's a problem. My BNP 12, proBNP 67.
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A 45-year old female asked:
ProBNP was 71, up from 67.5 a few weeks ago. Normal chest X-ray and echo. Is this worrisome at all?
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A 28-year old female asked:
When used as a screening tool. Does an nt-probnp of 135 pg/ml dicate heart failure in a 28 year old female. No other symptoms.
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A 30-year old male asked:
Left ventricle is mildly dilated. Normal left ventricular wall thickness. no regional wall motion.EF %65.normal diastolic/filling.NT-ProBNP 84.Dx?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is echocardiogram and EKG more accurate than BNP and NT-proBNP blood tests to check for cardiovascular health?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Right ventricle,atrium cavity mildy dilated.Trace regurgitation mitral valve,mild regurgitation tricuspid valve.Mild A/S w/no regurgitation.LVEF 55-60%,ProBNP 32.I have always exercised regularly.Is mildly dilated right ventricle & atrium normal?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Was diagnosed with hypokalemia after taking florinef (fludrocortisone). Same day i had blood work for nt-probnp. Could low potassium cause high bnp? Mine was high
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A 34-year old female asked:
How can I come off the pill without an extreme acne flare up? I've been on it for about 20 years purely for my skin and the last time I tried coming off it for 6 months and my skin got worse than it's ever been.
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A 18-year old female asked:
I was fertile the 9, 10, 11, 12 and tomorrow would be my most fertile day. If I unprotected sex each one of those days and once twice with him actually have orgasm all those times, what are my chances of getting pregnan
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A 35-year old female asked:
Lft ovary measures 4.6x2x3cm. Rt ovary measures 2.5x1.8x2.1cm with left ovary a 2.1x1.3x0.73cm anechoic lesion with posterior acoustic enhancement appears to abut a smaller subcentimeter anechoic lesion what does it mean?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am currently taking Cialis (20mg) as needed. The last time I took it was in May 2020. I understand that Cialis is NOT to be mixed with nitrates. If a health supplement has arginine nitrate will there be a issue/concern?
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A 22-year old male asked:
When I poop, sometimes a little at the end won't come out easily, seems to get stuck in anus. Wiping takes forever because I'm smudging the stuck poop around near anus. Is this normal sometimes? Poop not coming out cleanly?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Ive been having diarrhea a lot recently, and when wiping Ive had some blood on the toilet paper. Somehow I have a small cut on the inside anus. Is aquaphor safe to put inside your anus? Or is there a better solution?
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A 36-year old female asked:
For the past few months, about 10 -14 days before my period is due, I have light bleeding (heavier than spotting, but not heavy like a period) It starts out brown, but then becomes bright red. I don't have any unusual pain.
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A 23-year old female asked:
There is a weird squishy ball feeling thing up in my nose it either dissapears at time s or moves to other nostril it also burns do you know what it could be? i also have a tickly feeling in which ever side its in?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Is diflucan supposed to be taken once a week or for a few days in a row? I have been prescribed it twice now from 2 different doctors and both times took it days in a row. It is also confirmed as a fungal infection?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Hi, my son is 4 months and 2 weeks and is refusing to drink the formula hes been on for the last 2months. His intake onf formula milk has decreased by 40% .hes teething. Can i start introducing solid foods as an add on?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Did a pregnancy test this morning-positive result. however, the test line was much lighter in colour compared to the control line.any reasons for this? I've also noticed that my breasts seems to have gotten a bit swollen??
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A 48-year old female asked:
I am currently being treated for a UTI. Can you bleed a lot, and can blood from UTI be in under-ware? I first had symptoms 2 weeks ago, ignored it. I was given Keflex. I am on day 3 of antibiotics. Should I go back in?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is it possible to have my period 3 1/2 weeks postpartum? My bleeding stopped about a week ago except occasionally discharge with a pink tint sometimes and this morning when I woke up I started having red bleeding again.
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A 18-year old male asked:
I saw my doctor in person and on my visit summary under diagnosis everything was normal but it said Communicable Disease B99.9. My visit was to get tested for STDs but I only took a urine test so what does this mean?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Hi... Iv just taken 1 diclofenac anal pill for pain, thing is I am 8 weeks pregnant and iv just read that it's harmful. Will this have any harm on my baby and what can I take take to relieve back pain and constipation?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have a disc herniation (L4,L5) it hurts a lot I feel disabled I play sports & I was told to lay of sports & take therapy for 4 months . I was wondering why do I have to stop sports if when I'm playing I feel no pain ?
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A 19-year old male asked:
When I can warm or hot or when I exercise, I get stings (electrical needle like) all over my body, primarily head and back. I hope there is a cure for this, I think it might be heat rash? But there is no rash, just pain.
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A 22-year old female asked:
Hi doc pls advice me im getting a sharp pain on my sides of my stomach its a continuous pain... Below the kidney... Iv been to a doc and the doc had mentioned kidney stones... He'd given me meds but i still feel the pain...
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A 31-year old male asked:
CTA IMAGE QUALITY: Due to patient's suboptimal breath holding, there are step artifacts involving the proximal and mid portions of RCA and proximal and mid portions of LAD and mid portion of circumflex. What does this mean?
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A 30-year old female asked:
This may be hard to explainwhen I lie down especially on my right ear I can feel my pulse in my ear with pressure build up in my ear with each beat. I started experiencing this a month after my diagnosed concussion?
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A female asked:
How can I get rid of acne? I have tired every acne cleanser and face cleanser their is and nothing seems to work. If anything it sometimes makes my face worse. All of my acne is on my face, just on my cheeks and chin.
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