Family, Internal Medicine, General Medical Questions/Expert Profile

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Recent Answers from Robert Borucki

2009-11-06 Flank pain after pulmonary embolism:

you didn't say how high the pain was... sometimes it can be lower lung causing the side/back pain. It is hard to figure what is causing it now.... when someone has a PE... they have probably had other

2009-11-06 intercostal strain:

it may be that, or it could be the beginning of a lung infection..... pneumonia, pleuritis, etc. Also kidney stone can cause pain there. Also look for a rash in the next 24-36 hours as it could be

2009-11-06 B12:

There is a test for that problem.... a shilling test... but, you have it... you need shots monthly for life... or you need the nasacobal spray weekly for life. You can't tell how much you absorb so I

2009-11-06 Cut fingertip, over 5 weeks and still painful:

I did the same thing on a meat slicer many years ago... that pic could have passed for my finger..... it will take a few more months for it to be fullly functional and it will feel funny for years....

2009-11-05 bronchitis:

side effects are short term and minimal.... clarithro... a funny taste in the mouth, maybe a little abd crampls, maybe a little diarrhea.... The bad side effects are incredibly rare. Don't misunderstand