EVERY THURSDAY WE INVITE VIEWERS
TO PHONE IN THEIR MEDICAL
QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS.
DOCTOR KALANI BRADY FROM THE
JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
JOINS US NOW TO ANSWER SOME OF
THEM..GOOD MORNING DOCTOR.
RON:
I WAS GIVEN BETA- BLOCKERS TO
PURPOSE OF
BETA-BLOCKERS? IS IT ALRIGHT TO
SKIP
THE MORNING DOSE?
DR. KALANI BRADY:
BETA-BLOCKERS ARE USED FOR MANY
THINGS, INCLUDING HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE AND OTHER HEART
DISEASE. IF THE MEDICATION IS
TWICE
A DAY, YOU SHOULD EITHER TAKE IT
TWICE A DAY OR ASK DOCTOR FOR
ONCE A
DAY MEDICATION.
RON:
I HAVE NUMBNESS IN MY FEET DUE
TO
DIABETES.
DR. KALANI BRADY:
DIBAETIC NEUROPATHY IS A
FRUSTRATING CONDITION, IT MAY
IMPROVE WITH TIGHTER CONTROL OF
THE DIABETES.
RON:
WHEN MY HUSBAND GETS UP IN THE
MORNING, HE FEELS DIZZY. WHAT'S
THE
CAUSE? IS IT SERIOUS? DR. KALANI
BRADY:
IT COULD BE MANY THINGS. SOME
SERIOUS. YOU SHOULD TAKE HIM TO
RON:
WHEN YOU HAVE NOSE BLEED, IS
YOUR PRESSURE TOO HIGH? DOES
EATING SALT CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE?
DR. KALANI BRADY:
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAN
CAUSE NOSE BLEEDS, BUT THERE ARE
SEVERAL OTHER CAUSES. SALT
DEFINETLY CONTRIBUTES TO HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE.
RON:
I HAVE PAIN ON BOTH OF MY HANDS
FROM
MY THUMBS TO MY WRISTS. IS THIS
ARTHRITIS? WHAT DO I DO ABOUT
IT?
DR. KALANI BRADY:
IT COULD BE A FORM OF ARTHRITIS
OR
OTHER DISEASES SUCH AS
CARPOTUNNEL SYNDROM. YOU SHOULD
SEE YOUR DOCTOR. RON:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN MY
MUSCLES
CRAMP UP WHEN I WALK AND THE
CRAMPS GO AWAY WHEN I SIT DOWN?
DR. KALANI BRADY:
IT COULD BE SEVERAL THINGS.
BUT ONE OF THE MOST COMMON IS
IS NOT ENOUGH BLOOD TO THE LEGS.
SEE YOUR DOCTOR.
RON:
I WANT TO STOP TAKING MY BLOOD
PRESSURE MEDICINE AND DO IT
HOLISTICALLY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DR. KALANI BRADY:
THAT COULD CAUSE A STROKE OR
HEART
ATTACK.
RON:
WHAT CAUSES BRUISING ON THE ARMS
OF AN 81- YEAR-OLD MAN?
DR. KALANI BRADY:
AGE AND BENIGN CAPALARY
FRAGILITY.
RON:
I HAVE A FRACTURED RIB ON MY
UPPER
RIGHT FOR A MONTH. IT'S STILL
SORE.
SHOULD I GO BACK AGAIN? DR.
KALANI BRADY:
YES.
RON:
I LIVE IN MY UNIT AT THE MARCO
POLO. I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT ASBESTOS. HOW
SAFE IS IT?
DR. KALANI BRADY:
ASK YOUR CONDO OFFICE ABOUT
ASBESTOS IN AND AROUND YOUR
UNIT.
THEY HAVE DONE STUDIES. RON:
I'M 48 YEARS OLD. EVERY SINGLE
DAY, I
RON: