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Matthew Hoffman, MD

Matthew Hoffman, MDMatthew Hoffman, MD

Internist, WebMD Medical Expert

Internal Medicine

131 Answers25 Followers26,836 Helpful Answer Votes
 

Bio

Matthew Hoffman, MD, has written for WebMD since 2006.

He worked for CNN as a medical consultant during the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, and also contributed to production on health-related programs such as House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. As a freelancer, he has also written for numerous publications in Atlanta and North Carolina.

Credentials

Organization Affiliations:
  • Emory University
 

My Answers

A. Excessive thirst is hard to define. People normally drink varying amounts of liquid depending on their activity level and the temperature indoors and...
A. Eat more! That’s what nearly all weight gain strategies come down to, although it’s not always quite that simple. People with certain health...
A. Nervous breakdown is not a clinical term, so it doesn’t mean anything specific to doctors. People may use nervous breakdown to describe an episode of...
A. Delirium is a form of altered consciousness that occurs in people with medical illnesses or who have dementia. In delirium, the person’s level of...
A. Dyspnea is difficulty breathing. Dyspnea can have a wide range of causes, including: Being out of shape (deconditioning) Problems in the lungs...
A. RDW stands for the red blood cell distribution width. This is a standard reported measure on a complete blood count (CBC) lab test. It measures the...
A. MPV stands for mean platelet volume. This value is calculated by automated blood cell counters and is reported as part of a complete blood count...
A. MCHC stands for mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration. It’s the concentration of hemoglobin in the body’s red blood cells. MCHC is calculated by...
A. MCH stands for mean corpuscular hemoglobin. It estimates the average amount of hemoglobin in each red blood cell, measured in picograms (a trillionth...
A. RSV stands for respiratory syncitial virus, a common cause of respiratory tract infections. RSV causes lower respiratory tract infections (chest...
A. A fistula is an abnormal connection that develops between two body parts. Fistulas most often form as part of the healing process, in an area of...
A. The carotid arteries are a pair of arteries that serve as the main pipelines bringing oxygen-rich blood to the brain. The carotid arteries travel...
A. No, thrush is not contagious in the way a cold or the flu is. Thrush  is caused by a fungus (more specifically, a yeast) called candida...
A. No, yeast infections are not contagious in the way a cold or the flu is. Yeast infections are caused by a fungus (more specifically, a yeast)...
A. The first thing to do after a bee or other insect sting is look at the skin. If there’s a stinger there, pull it out. This will prevent the release...