Dr. Nicole Nelson, MD

You should never stop taking your diabetes medicine without consulting your physician. You may be able to stop your medication if you lose weight or increase your physical activity. Your physician will need to follow you closely to see when it may be safe to stop your medication and to see how you...Read More

Fever medications should not be given to infants under 3 months old unless directed by a physician. For older babies and children, if they are uncomfortable, fever can be treated with ibuprofen and/or acetaminophen. A fever will not harm your child and there are actually some studies that suggest...Read More

Critical Care Medicine is an area of medicine that deals with failing organ systems. For example, patients who are on a ventilator to support their lungs or medicines to support their blood pressure are managed by critical care doctors in an intensive care unit. Read More

CPR is used when a person does not have a pulse (they do not have a blood pressure) and they are not responsive. Read More