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MICHAEL MD SLAGER

Internist

Dr. MICHAEL MD SLAGER is an internist practicing in Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO. Dr. SLAGER specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. SLAGER provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
MICHAEL MD SLAGER
  • Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO
  • Accepting new patients

Is this a disability?

Disability can be a word to be defined by the individual. If you have a physical or mental condition that prevents you from an acitivity in which you want participate, then, in READ MORE
Disability can be a word to be defined by the individual. If you have a physical or mental condition that prevents you from an acitivity in which you want participate, then, in that sense, you have a disabilty. Perhaps you are asking if your condition makes you disabled for being able to work. Being disabled then depends upon your ability to work in spite of some limitation. That will generally depend on the severity of your functional physical limitations, if they are long- term or permanent, your age, and your education level.

Burning while urinating?

Burning pain with urination (dysuria) in a 35 yo man in otherwise good health. This would most likely either be due to an infection in the urinary system (perhaps least likely READ MORE
Burning pain with urination (dysuria) in a 35 yo man in otherwise good health. This would most likely either be due to an infection in the urinary system (perhaps least likely in a male aged 35) or an infection in the prostate, or a sexually transmitted disease affecting the urethra like gonorrhea or chlamydia. You would need to be seen for an exam including of the genitals and possibly the prostate, an analysis of the urine, and testing for STDs.