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Citrus Heights, CA
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Most experienced pediatrician (over 35 years of clinical practice, Medical educator-19 years as professor of pediatrics), pursuing excellence in patient care.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pediatrics
Licenses
United States: California, Texas
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0, 2, 6 mos: Typically, the first dose is given to newborn within 24 hours from birth, second dose at 2 months, and 3rd at 6 months of age.
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Swelling of kidney: Hydronephrosis (swollen kidney) is generally secondary to an obstruction in urinary tract resulting in hindrance of urine flow from the kidney.
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No: Dialysis is a way of filtering out the wastes cummulated in the blood, and renders temporary relief. Successful kidney transplant can only be a long-... Read More
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None: No vaccine has developed yet.
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Yes but...: Unimmunized individuals who is at high risk to develop severe influenza typically receive tamiflu (oseltamivir) when they are exposed. This will prov... Read More
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No: Individuals with asthma are not at any higher risk to develop pseudomonas infection than general population. Exception would be when they develop a r... Read More
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Mostly not: Most of chidren who survived kernicterus-severe bilirubin toxicity-develop sensorineural hearing loss and athetoid type cerebral palsy which adversely... Read More
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No: The term, chronic lung disease, is synonymous with bronchopulmonary dysplasia typically developing in premature infants who required prolonged respira... Read More
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No: Adhd (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is one of multiple conditions causing learning disability. A good number of children with adhd show im... Read More
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Food of animal origi: The principal reservoirs for salmonella include poultry, livestock, reptiles, and pets. Therefore, the major vehicle of transmission is food of anima... Read More
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Yes: Two inactivated hepatitis a vaccines, Havrix and vaqta, are available in the us.
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Yes!: Majority of "strep throat" occurs in winter and spring.
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Poor excretion: A great number of drugs are excreted through kidneys into urine. When kidneys are functioning at suboptimal level, these drugs or its metabolites (br... Read More
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Yes: About 1 in 10 infants with brachial plexus injuries (cause of erb's palsy) recognized at birth requires surgical intervention, namely brachial plexus... Read More
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Rear seat, harness : Older toddler and child weighing 20-40 lb can be placed in the rear seat in a forward-facing child harness seat. Make sure that the child is buckled i... Read More
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A number of viruses: Rsv (respiratory syncytial virus), influenza, adenovirus, and metapneumovirus are the frequent causes of viral pneumonia especially in children.
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No: Vitamin d defiency has not been among the long list of causes of leukopenia.
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Carotenemia: Infants who take an excessive amount of so called "yellow vegetables" such as sweet potato, carrot, and tomato develop yellow stain over their palms, ... Read More
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Blood chemistry: High level of BUN and creatinine with low level of bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) strongly suggest poor renal function.
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Around 10 years: Syncope is a common event in otherwise healthy children, especially in the second decade.
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No: Iron deficiency results in hypochromic anemia.
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Hyperglycemia: Diabetics always have high glucose unless they get Insulin or glucose lowering drug!
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Yes: Good examples are severe RSV (respiratory syncyctial virus) and varicella (causative organism for chicken pox) pneumonia that lead to respiratory fail... Read More
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No: Less often, toxic shock syndrome is caused by streptococcal infection, known as toxic shock-like syndrome.
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Low bone mineral den: Osteopenia/osteoporosis (very low bone mineral density) in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis has been associated with severe disease, lower... Read More
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Approximately 7 days: a range of 4 to 21 days
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No: Pink eye, by definition, is conjunctivitis caused by bacterial infection. Majority of conjunctivitis (red eye) are actually caused by different virus... Read More
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Up to 2 decades: Long-term studies indicate that Hepatitis B Vaccine provides protection up to 22 years.
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No: Individuals at high risk to develop listerosis, e.g. Pregnant women, immunocompromised ones, should
* avoid soft cheeses
* avoid foods from delicat... Read More
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No harmful effect: Trichomoniasis have no known harmful effect to the fetus or newborn.
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No: Eczema is not contagious, .
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Yes: Inflammation of front part of eye, known as uveitis, is a fairly common extra-articular manifestation. Complications of uveitis include cataract, gla... Read More
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Certainly yes: Viral infections and parasitic infestations as well.
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No, they are not.: Individuals with certain underlying medical conditions are at higher risk to develop an invasive pneumococcal infection including meningitis. The cond... Read More
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No: No antiviral agent effective against "mono" is available yet.
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Yes: Individuals with sickle cell anemia are at high risk to develop invasive bacterial infections, e.g., meningitis and bacteremia, especially by pneumoc... Read More
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Poor excretion: The bilirubin, the end product of old red cell breakdown and the responsible chemical for jaundice, is mostly excreted through bile. This excretion ... Read More
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Ineffective: Hemoglobin A1c level has been utilized to monitor how well hyperglycemia (as in diabetics) has been controlled.
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No: This is really a tragedy that a few of malicious pseudoscientists misled many innocent individuals to believe as if MMR vaccine has caused autism. Th... Read More
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They don't help: "cold" is a self-limiting infection caused by viruses which are not susceptible to antibiotics. Does antibiotics protect the infant/child from develo... Read More
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As needed but...: If a baby has an infrequent and hard bowel movements, glycerin suppository may be used. However, if infant requires suppositories often, it is pruden... Read More
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Certainly: Food allergies may play an important role in aggravating atopic dermatitis in addition to inducing classic gastrointestinal problem such as diarrhea. ... Read More
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Yes, but...: Humidifier does provide extra moisture to upper airway, i.e., nose and throat. However, high humidity over 60% provides a favorable environment for t... Read More
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Scalded skin synd: Skin infection by staphylococcus aureus leads to "scalded skin syndrome" that looks like burned skin.
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70-105: Fasting blood glucose should range from 70 to 105 mg/dl. A level of 126 and above plus diabetic symptoms, e.g., excessive drinking from thirst, is di... Read More
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Life long treatment: Approximately, 1 in 3000 newborn babies is found to have a very low level of thyroid hormone. This is generally due to either complete absence or poo... Read More
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Yes: The prevalence of hepatitis c infection in us is estimated at 1.3% (approximately 3.2 million people) compared to 0.1% for hepatitis b.
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Yes: The major function of vitamin E is its role as an antioxidant.
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Coincidence: No scientific data supports your suspicion if ovulation makes anyone more susceptible to uti/cystitis. Sexual activity does increase the chance to ge... Read More
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Yes: Aspirin can trigger asthma flare up. Aspirin indirectly increases chemical mediator production known as leukotriennes which are potent bronchial sm... Read More
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Aug 26, 2013
Good Knowledgeable answers and Caring Approach
Dec 28, 2012
Thanks for taking such good care of the kids!
Nov 2, 2012
Accurate, precise answers. Impressive.
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Excellent answer. I understand other docs saying done do this but when Childs fever is north of 103 after only 2 hours of one kind of medication it's an option parents have to consider. So THANK YOU f...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I have a 11 year old daughter and she is getting ready for her menstral and i want to understand and have compassion in her time of transition into woman hood. Thank you
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thanks... started on formula but she doesnt take it much..... will start cereals etc after 3rd feb due to religious strings attached. hope that should not b a prob...and yes she was 3.1 birth wt....
Awards
Dean's Clinical Science Teaching Award
Top Doctor, First Place, Odessa, TX - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Odessa, TX - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
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