| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| TB/lung | 2/10/2009 | Neal Okerson |
Q: Neal, I hope this is in your area...if not, i will try other expert. Do you know if an xray of the ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering, I was out of the office yesterday. The purpose of the TB skin test ...
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| Getting Tired of all these Breathing Problems | 2/8/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: OK. I have suffered from sinus problems, but generally never had respiratory problems. Four years ...
A: Brandy, I am sorry you have been having breathing problems for so long. It gets to be a real ...
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| lungs | 2/6/2009 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I'm a 21, 6'4, 260 football player and i have had some trouble trying to suck in air after workouts ...
A: If you really want to know about your physical condition, you could ask your physician to do 2 ...
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| abg pCO2 result/s | 2/5/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: we have an abg machine which passes its self calibration, that's with-in the standard limits ... but ...
A: Greetings, Not knowing which ABG analyzer you are using makes answering this question in ...
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| Stethoscopes | 2/5/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: Richard, I am also a volunteer expert in the baseball instruction category and I am currently in my ...
A: Hey, Well, welcome to the profession. I've been a therapist since 1969 and have, for the most ...
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| pneumonia | 1/25/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: She is like a great grandmother to me. She is active and so is her husband. She was hospitalized ...
A: Lynn You are fortunate to have such a friend. The older generation has so much to share if we ...
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| Breathing through the mouth | 1/17/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: Ever since I was young, when I started swimming, I developed a habit of breathing through my mouth. ...
A: Shawn, When we are first born we are obligate nose breathers, that is, we must breathe through ...
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| SPO2 levels | 1/16/2009 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I have severe sleep apnea, and I'm on a CPAP (set to 11) with a full face mask. I've purchased a ...
A: You probably won't find this information because everyone is different. Each person's body will ...
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| Pleurisy vs cardic origin chest pain | 1/13/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: a little history regarding myself: I'm a 31yr female, non-smoker with a history of ...
A: Carrie, Well, modern healthcare at it's finest. I am concerned, as I stated earlier, with your ...
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| Pleurisy vs cardic origin chest pain | 1/13/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: a little history regarding myself: I'm a 31yr female, non-smoker with a history of ...
A: Carrie My, you are having quite a time with your health. You have too many doctors who are not ...
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| Blood Oxygen Levels with Exercise | 1/11/2009 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I have Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and sleep with 2 liters/min oxygen. I have supplemental oxygen ...
A: Ralph, You ask some good questions. I am afraid I cannot give a real good answer. You really need to ...
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| Hyperinflated lungs thickening lower lobes | 1/10/2009 | Neal Okerson |
Q: What is the difference between Emphysema and Asthma? What causes someone to get hyperventilated ...
A: Shirley, Sorry I have been slow answering your question! Asthma means that the airways that lead ...
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| Wood Stoves | 1/7/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: I'm considering getting a wood burning stove for my living room to help w/ heating in the winter, ...
A: Greetings, All the years of my childhood we would go out to the family farm to visit two maiden ...
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| Asthma help | 1/3/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: I had to go to the ER because of extreme shortness of breathe about Feb./Mar. 08' and ever since ...
A: Greetings, One of the disadvantages of answering medical questions online is the fact that we ...
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| house fire plastic smoke inhaltion clean up question | 1/2/2009 | Karel Sleis |
Q: Please advise if you can. My house had a small fire Sunday nite. I suffered plastic smoke inhalation ...
A: If you and your wife have any breathing problems and are under a doctors care have the md write on a ...
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| house fire plastic smoke inhaltion clean up question | 1/2/2009 | Richard Manlove |
Q: Please advise if you can. My house had a small fire Sunday nite. I suffered plastic smoke inhalation ...
A: Greetings, I am sorry for you fire and the resulting health issues that resulted. We had a ...
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| house fire plastic smoke inhaltion clean up question | 1/2/2009 | Neal Okerson |
Q: Please advise if you can. My house had a small fire Sunday nite. I suffered plastic smoke inhalation ...
A: If what they are telling you is true, then why is it that our local homecare company is required by ...
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| Does this mean that you have AIDS too? | 12/16/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: What if you drink out of a cup that someone with AIDS drunk out of but it was washed before you ...
A: Greetings, Your chances of getting aids with the scenario outlined is slim to none. Since you ...
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| to trac or not / alternative | 12/15/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: my mom is 77 yrs old she had gone into hosp. for stress test on 10/16 ended up with corrated artery ...
A: Greetings, Well, you, your mother and family sure have been through a lot. You have my ...
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| petroleum dangers when used with oxygen | 12/14/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: why is it dangerous to use petrolium with oxygen
A: Greetings, I suspect that maybe you are oxygen at home and in spite of the use of a humidifier ...
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| Unusual spirometry results | 12/10/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: Just wondering if you have come across the following before... I have just has a spirometry test ...
A: Lee, Sorry about the delay in answering your question. I agree, it does sound unusual and I can't ...
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| hi | 12/9/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: im 28 and i suffer from bad asthma i now have bronchitis and my doctor gave me antibiotics last week ...
A: Greetings, Right now, without delay, get yourself to an emergency facility - do not pass go - ...
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| spo2 levels during sleep | 12/3/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I had a spo2 monitor on last night while I was asleep and I wake up very frequently. I checked it ...
A: Snoring and desaturating usually indicate the need for a sleep study. The study will help answer the ...
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| Red cheeks in the cold | 11/20/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I was hoping for some insight into why your cheeks turn red on a cold day. I know that your blood ...
A: Janel, I think (this is a guess) that the blood vessels in the cheeks will actually dilate to ...
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| Chronic barking cough | 11/14/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I have looked through the experts and you seem to be the closest expert to answer my question. I ...
A: Lindsay, People with asthma can have problems due to acid reflux. You might try seeing an ...
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| chest congestion | 11/13/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: Robert, I am hoping that this is a question that you can help me out with. I am in between health ...
A: Greetings, We, who answer these medical questions, do so at a disadvantage as we can neither ...
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| reaction to anathesia | 11/12/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: I just had an operation to remove a large mass(benign) from my abdomen and also my uterus and ...
A: Greetings, I believe that you should do as your surgeon suggests and continue your life without ...
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| Chest pain due to lung disease or costochondritis? | 11/11/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: I am 29 years old female and a recent ex smoker. ( used to smoke about 6 cigarettes a day for about ...
A: Greetings, I would think that the time to heal would bear directly on the amount of activity ...
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| reaction to anathesia | 11/11/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: I just had an operation to remove a large mass(benign) from my abdomen and also my uterus and ...
A: Greetings, The answers those of us who answer medical questions give are given with the ...
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| Chest pain due to lung disease or costochondritis? | 11/10/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: I am 29 years old female and a recent ex smoker. ( used to smoke about 6 cigarettes a day for about ...
A: Greetings, We, who answer these medical questions, do so at a decided disadvantage. We cannot ...
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| Lung Cancer in the aged | 11/9/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: My Mom is 80, has heart condition and was just diagnosed with stage for Lung cancer. She is failing ...
A: This would be a difficult battle for her to win. Stage IV means that the cancer has spread to other ...
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| Severe nasal & chest congestion | 11/8/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: My husband has had a chronic cough for several months and always is very congested (nasal and ...
A: Greetings, We, who answer these medical questions, do so under a disadvantage as we do not have ...
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| chest & nasal congestion | 11/8/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: My husband has had a chronic cough for several months and always is very congested (nasal and ...
A: I would say it is too soon to panic. The further testing will give his physician much helpful ...
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| FiO2 and PaO2 | 11/5/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: Blood gas results from a pt on 50% FiO2 are: ph: 7.32 PaCO2: 43mmHg PaO2: 155mmHg HCO3: 23mmHg Pulse ...
A: Tracey, Sorry for the delay in getting you an answer. I thought I had sent you an answer already, ...
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| spo2 levels | 11/4/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I had to sleep with a monitor thing on my finger last night. I woke up during the night a few times ...
A: Emily, We do expect a reading in the 90s, but I suggest directing these questions toward your ...
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| spo2 levels | 11/1/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I had to sleep with a monitor thing on my finger last night. I woke up during the night a few times ...
A: Emily, There are a lot of factors that affect this reading. Things like fingernail polish, ...
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| Lung capacity | 11/1/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I am a 19 year old male. I got a wilms tumor in the kidney at the age of 6 and spent a year under ...
A: Musa, I am glad that you are experiencing good health now after such a battle when you were younger. ...
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| Lung capacity | 11/1/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: I am a 19 year old male. I got a wilms tumor in the kidney at the age of 6 and spent a year under ...
A: Greetings, Let me offer an apology for the tardy response. I was away from my computer out of ...
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| end stage pulmonary fibrosis | 10/28/2008 | Neal Okerson |
Q: I am a 51year old female with pulmonary fibrosis. I am currently on lung transplant list. I ...
A: Shirley, I am sorry for the delay in answering your question. I somehow either did not receive ...
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| blood gas | 10/27/2008 | Richard Manlove |
Q: How do i get a blood gas certificate. Do i need the whole Respiratory therapy course.
A: Greetings, There is no separate certification for blood gases at this time in the respiratory ...
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