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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Contusion Vs Hematoma Vs Ecchymosis

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Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

9 y/o son on lovenox who hit XXXXXXX on playground this afternoon. Tried RICE but he isn't tolerating ace wrap or weight of even soft gel ice pack. Definetly a contusion but looks more than a hematoma ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S MD

[I just noticed a dark sore in the back of my mouth and I swabbed it with a q tip and it was bleeding a little after I just ate and I don't know what it is] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S ( Dentist)
Dr.         Muhammad Hanif MD

I had a serious contusion/ hematoma on my left thumb, my nail fell off, and my thumb is still slightly swollen after three weeks. My thumb is healing but I was told it would take two months to six ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Hanif ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

is it possible to have ecchymosis , or otherwise unexplained black and blue marks as a result of a septocaine injection for tooth extraction from the time of the procedure and lasting several months? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

I seem to have a spontaneous contusion on the vein (or artery?) just to inside front of the shin ... the vein that is immediately in the middle top of the foot. I don't know if this is a mild hematoma ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

After a fall three weeks ago my leg was black and blue and somewhat swollen. The ecchymosis and ... hematoma. Should I be applying heat or massaging it? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Pvssmjagannadham MD

I was diagnosed with a tibia contusion, and have a hemotoma in the area of the injury. I applied ice, the hematoma swelling is down. Yet when I rise o walk it is extremely painful for about 5 min ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pvssmjagannadham ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Ayman Darrag MD

I received a Sternum contusion 6 weeks ago during an elbow to the chest collision playing indoor ... hematoma that is situated somewhere behind the sternum? And if it is possibly a hematoma, how long... View answer

Answered by : Ayman Darrag ( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
Jay Indravadan Patel MD

My daughter was hit in leg with a fastpitch softball. She went to ER as her knee was swelling. They said deep contusion with possible hematoma forming. However, today she keeps complaining that her leg ... View answer

Answered by : Jay Indravadan Patel ( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
Dr.  Saad Sultan MD

little bit and very bruised. I made a doctor s appt. to check it out since I already of a contusion hematoma on the same leg just below. I m wondering what this could be? Will I need a boot or something? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saad Sultan ( General & Family Physician)