Heart is deconditioned to exercise after airbag injury
#MiddleburyCT #Heart #AirBagInjury #Covid
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old who used to walk up 75 to 90 flights of steps several days a week as exercise. After a steering wheel airbag ... Continue Reading →
Seizure-like reactions pose the question of epilepsy
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband experienced seizure-like episodes without tonic/clonic body movements in high altitude. These episodes occured while he ... Continue Reading →
What prompted the discontinuation of fen-phen?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 71-year-old healthy female who has struggled with my weight all my life. In the ’90s, I thought I had finally found ... Continue Reading →
How to best utilize compression stockings
#MiddleburyCT #CompressionStockings #CollagenPeptides
DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please address how to use compression socks? I sit most of the day, so wearing the socks helps my legs ... Continue Reading →
Find emphysema cause, ways to minimize it
#MiddleburyCT #Emphysema #CollagenPeptides
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am male, age 65. I exercise regularly. A shortness of breath led me to get a chest X-ray, which showed that I have emphysema. ... Continue Reading →
Hemochromatosis causes iron overload
#MiddleburyCT #Hemochromatosis #Praluent #PCSK9Inhibitors
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with hemochromatosis 13 months before he died. I recommended that his blood relatives ... Continue Reading →
Spinal cord injury misdiagnosed
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Have you ever heard of a “low blood pressure stroke”? That was my husband’s (incorrect) ... Continue Reading →
Dry eyes most common cause behind teary eyes
#MiddleburyCT #TearyEyes #DryEyes #GallbladderSurgery
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who loves to read the newspaper every morning. I have a problem that’s not serious, ... Continue Reading →
Patient develops hives after taking ibuprofen
#MiddleburyCT #Hives #Ibuprofen #BlueLips
DEAR DR. ROACH: I took ibuprofen for my osteoarthritis, but developed hives. Does this mean I’m allergic to all NSAIDs? What other therapeutic ... Continue Reading →
Learn the signs that lead to COPD
#MiddleburyCT #COPD #Trulicity #Atorvastatin
DEAR DR. ROACH: What signs and/or symptoms do you need for a doctor to determine whether you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... Continue Reading →
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