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Dr. Phillip DeChristopher, MD PHD
Pathologist | Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
Dr. Phillip DeChristopher is a pathologist practicing in Maywood, IL. Dr. DeChristopher is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. DeChristopher can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. DeChristopher may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Dr. Phillip DeChristopher, MD PHD
- Maywood, IL
- University of Illinois
- Accepting new patients
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What anesthesia is selected for a liver biopsy?
Could be done with local anesthesia. But a better question for the physician to has to obtain informed consent before such a biopsy is done.
Can the COVID vaccine affect my semen levels?
Very unlikely!
How long does a bone marrow biopsy procedure take?
5 or 10 minutes.
How can I bring my creatinine level down?
Usually not. Elevations should be addressed by you physician / Internist.
Is a biopsy of the prostate painful?
Yes, likely. Please consult with your Urologist who will be obtaining informed consent for the procedure.
What tests can show prostate problems?
First step is a digital (rectal) exam to assess if the prostate is enlarged. Urologists can also image the prostate with ultrasound. Then there are tests such a PSA. Consult READ MORE
First step is a digital (rectal) exam to assess if the prostate is enlarged. Urologists can also image the prostate with ultrasound. Then there are tests such a PSA. Consult a Urologist.
What test should I have to see kidney function?
Blood transfusions (of red blood cells) are needed only for symptomatic anemias. The most important issue is why is the child anemia. Such diagnoses are usually expertly addressed READ MORE
Blood transfusions (of red blood cells) are needed only for symptomatic anemias. The most important issue is why is the child anemia. Such diagnoses are usually expertly addressed by Pediatricians
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Plasma donation?
Yes, likely lipids, usually "fats". How much you have circulating depends on your diet.
How long will I get results from the kidney biopsy?
Depends on many variables. Typically interpreted results are available in 5 to 7 work days.
Blood Born Pathogen Risk--2
The risks of transmitting most blood-borne infectious pathogens are very, very low, and absent personal contact between individuals is remote. How easily "blood" can be transmitted READ MORE
The risks of transmitting most blood-borne infectious pathogens are very, very low, and absent personal contact between individuals is remote. How easily "blood" can be transmitted from an inanimate object such as mail is also very unlikely. Certainly, for HIV transmission the risk is vanishingly small. Transmissibility depends on the nature of the pathogen and how long it was "on the mail". For HIV specifically, if it was dried blood contaminated with HIV, the infectivity of the virus would not last very long (minutes to several hours) On the other hand, hepatitis B is VERY virulent and can last in the dried state on environmental surfaces for months. If you have not been vaccinated against hepatitis B, you are not protected.
