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47 years
Experience
Dr. Matthew J. Horn, MD
- San Diego, CA
- New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny
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Quit smoking cold turkey?
If you are smoking, you are not allergic to nicotine and can try the patch. Or consider hypnosis therapy.
Pulmonary embolism and vaccination ( Pfizer )?
If she has been on anticoagulant for 6 months, she does not need another CT scan. If she doesn’t have COVID, i.e., cough ,not a symptom of current infection, she should have the READ MORE
If she has been on anticoagulant for 6 months, she does not need another CT scan. If she doesn’t have COVID, i.e., cough ,not a symptom of current infection, she should have the vaccine.
Can pneumonia be fatal?
Pneumonia can be fatal, but usually is not in previously healthy patients. There are many types of pneumonia that require different treatments. Prompt diagnosis and treatment enhance READ MORE
Pneumonia can be fatal, but usually is not in previously healthy patients. There are many types of pneumonia that require different treatments. Prompt diagnosis and treatment enhance the outcome.
How is pneumonia confirmed in a child?
Pneumonia can be confirmed in several ways
By physical exam
By X-ray or CT scan
By ultrasound
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By physical exam
By X-ray or CT scan
By ultrasound
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How to treat breathlessness in a metastatic breast cancer patient?
Your mom’s doctors need to determine what’s causing her shortness of breath since there are several possibilities:
She could have a pleural effusion (fluid in chest)
She could READ MORE
Your mom’s doctors need to determine what’s causing her shortness of breath since there are several possibilities:
She could have a pleural effusion (fluid in chest)
She could have a blood clot or pulmonary embolism
She could have lung metastasis
She could have a drug reaction
The treatment depends on the cause.
Good luck
She could have a pleural effusion (fluid in chest)
She could have a blood clot or pulmonary embolism
She could have lung metastasis
She could have a drug reaction
The treatment depends on the cause.
Good luck
Can asthma go away?
Asthma certainly can go away, especially if it occurred after a clear provocation like a viral respiratory infection or an inhalation injury. There is a saying in medicine that READ MORE
Asthma certainly can go away, especially if it occurred after a clear provocation like a viral respiratory
infection or an inhalation injury.
There is a saying in medicine that all that wheezes is not asthma. Other syndromes like congestive heart
failure, vocal cord dysfunction and others can mimic asthma symptoms.
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infection or an inhalation injury.
There is a saying in medicine that all that wheezes is not asthma. Other syndromes like congestive heart
failure, vocal cord dysfunction and others can mimic asthma symptoms.
Matt Horn MD
