J.M. Keyes, MD  
Female
Gainesville - FL

Specialties: Family Medicine

Spasm in my right testicle.
Nov 18, 2008 09:26AM in the Family Medicine Expert Forum
Hi there, Any time someone is having testicular pain, it really should be examined in person by a physician. It is possible that your symptoms are from something simple like compression when sitting down, but there are several other causes of testicular pain that should be ruled out, some of which are quite serious (but don't sound like your case). Testicu...
I don't feel well
Nov 14, 2008 01:05PM in the Family Medicine Expert Forum
Hi there, You need to see an MD. It sounds like you may have a flu like illness, but I would need more history, and a physical exam/investigations to know for sure. If you are 60 years old and have a history of high blood pressure with symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath, that in itself warrants an urgent visit to a doctor. You may just have a ...
Diseases through Saliva...
Oct 27, 2008 12:33PM in the Family Medicine Expert Forum
Hi, there is a chance of a false positive result with the PPD done 4 weeks after contact, as it can take your body up to 10 weeks for your body to react to the tuberculin. If you are really concerned, you could repeat the PPD (if you have never had a PPD, you ususally get a "2 step" test with a repeat a couple of weeks later). I think the liklihood of your ...
worried about daughter
Oct 27, 2008 12:10PM in the Family Medicine Expert Forum
Hi there, I am assuming that the blood was already on the toilet seat, and not from her (eg has she started her period?). If the blood was already there and was someone else's, the possibility of her catching anything from it basically nil, as long as she has no open sores on her body where she could have come in contact. Even in this case, the liklihood o...
10 weeks no fetal heartbeat
Oct 23, 2008 07:03PM in the Family Medicine Expert Forum
Hi, I am sorry to hear you are going through a tough time. It is very likely that you have had a missed miscarriage if there is no fetal heartbeat found on ultrasound at this stage in your pregnancy. The hcg level isn't really relaible in making a diagnosis at this point, because it had been almost 3 weeks since your last level, and you can't really determ...
Diseases through Saliva...
Oct 21, 2008 12:25PM in the Family Medicine Expert Forum
Hi there, Your symptoms aren't consistent with any of the diseases you mentioned, and I would not spend time worrying about them. Your chills and diarrhea the following day were probably caused by either your drinking the night before, or some gastrointestinal bug you picked up in Aruba. You wouldn't get symptoms that fast from kissing someone the night be...