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Las Vegas Endocrinology
HENDERSON, NV
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Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Dr. Nguyen is the Medical Director at Las Vegas Endocrinology. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He specializes in diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, nutrition and obesity and all aspects of thyroid disease diagnosis and treatment. He is actively and passionately involved in the teaching of future physicians and is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor for Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Nguyen has published numerous articles in the medical literature and has conducted clinical research in his medical practice. He has won the Patients Choice Award for the past 5 years.
Dr. Nguyen is currently a Fellow of the ACOP, the AACE, and The Obesity Society.
SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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.
Endocrinology
Bariatrics
Licenses
United States: Nevada
Languages spoken
Vietnamese
Doctor Q&A
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Losing weight will definitely help. Also, make sure it was a dhea-s rather than dhea level. The former is more stable and can be used to follow whil... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Mouth breather: Many things can cause this but what might be happening is you are now breathing through your mouth while sleeping more often than before. It could be... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Surgery: The best option to treat a parathyroid adenoma is surgery.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Options: Signs and symptoms are helpful. The 2 best tests for pheo are plasma fractionated metanephrines or 24 hrs urinary metanephrines and catecholamines. On... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Depends on size: You might not feel anything if it's small. Otherwise, it could feel like a lump, a node and if it's big enough, it can feel like a growth/mass on you... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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No: This will do nothing to the ulcer.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Surgery: Surgery is the best way to treat thyroid cancer. Radioactive iodine and some drugs also treat thyroid cancer but these are typically done after surge... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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No: Not true. Gastroparesis can occur in non-diabetics.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Many: It can do nothing and just sit there for the rest of your life, or it can overproduce or shut down pituitary hormone secretion/production. If it's bi... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Labs and imaging: A lab draw or urine test can tell if your body is making too much cortisol. This is a condition called cushing's syndrome. Cushing's disease is cush... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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No: If you are pre-diabetic, you are halfway between diabetes and normal. This is the time to act as through proper diet/exercise routine, you might be a... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Very important: It's your fight or flight hormone. It affects almost all parts of the body. It works differently in different parts of the body but in general it is ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Yes: High blood pressure is a common reaction of arimidex (anastrozole).
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Many: High prolactin in the blood can cause irregular/absent menstrual period, decrease libido, breast milk discharge. If the tumor is large enough, it can ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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No but ...: Fish oils do not contain testosterone but there are a few studies showing that fish oils can decrease sex hormone binding globulin (a molecule that bi... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Depends: The common types of thyroid cancer are slow growing and are typically not associated with physical symptoms. Unless the cancer is in a big thyroid mas... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes: I assume you meant thyroxine. It's best to take thyroxine on an empty stomach for maximum absorption but if taken together, there is no interactions ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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No: It's very unlikely a kidney cyst can cause problems to the adrenals.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Yes: High blood pressure occurs in 8% of patients on femara (letrozole).
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Bone density testing: The best test is a bone density test (known as a DXA scan). This painless test measures the density of your bones. Your doctor uses this test to pre... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Weight bearing: According to the national osteoporosis foundation, the best exercises for building bone density are: weight bearing exercises such as walking/jogging/... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Yes: There are many medications to treat osteoporosis from nasal spray to pills (once/day, once/week, once/month) to injections (daily, every 3 months, eve... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Binding receptors: Do you mean how does it increase heart rate? The mechanism of action is quite complicated but in simple term, it binds to the beta adrenergic recepto... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Unlikely: Prolactin should have no direct effect on weight, although fluctuation in estrogen due to the prolactinoma can cause some changes.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Depends: It should be used under a direction of a physician. It has many side effects and should be used only as indicated. That being said, one of the indica... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Many: If you have type 1 diabetes, the treatment is insulin. If you have type 2 diabetes, the options are oral anti-diabetic agents plus/minus insulin. Asi... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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No: This product is supposed to "loosen your joints" but it will not do anything to your bone density. Calcium and vitamin d are some supplements that ca... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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No: Hypocalcemia does not cause blood clots.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Yes: There are many reasons why your wound won't heal: poor blood sugar, poor circulations, resistance infections, cancer...You should see your physician t... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Any: This is a blood draw so any doctor can order this. Obgyn, fertility doc, endocrinologist, primary care doc are those that deal with this on a regular ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Many choices: In general, bland foods are best for nausea. Try to eat small amount of food every 1-2 hrs: crackers, rice, bagel, bread sticks, toast, rice cakes, p... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Low blood sugar can make you confused and not aware of what's going on around you. In severe cases, it can make someone pass out completely. The onl... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Mix it up: You don't have to sit to teach, you can stand and walk around while teaching. There are also many exercises you can do while sitting. The whole idea... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Many things: It could be anything and without knowing more history and physical exam, it's really hard to say but some of the things that could cause this are: adr... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Lab tests: The common tests for both condition are: TSH and free t4. For hyperthyrodism, you will also need a free t3 (liothyronine).
Once your doctor has ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Depends: It depends on the severity of your diabetes and how you are currently treated (oral meds or insulin).If you are on oral medications only, a "splurge" ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Many: They most likely will order more labs to make sure your kidneys/liver/electrolytes are still ok. They will also check your hemoglobin A1c (average bs ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: Tsh takes a long time to change. There is nothing you can do acutely that will change tsh. Also, insomnia occur more commonly in people with low (hy... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Not sure why your friend would be embarassed about having cushing's syndrome. Unless she is overusing her steroid pills, there is nothing she could h... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Many: Your doctor should support you. If health problem is keeping you from commiting to an adequate exercise program, you could still do good by watching w... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Yes: It can have antioxidants and vitamins. It might not be as good as fresh fruits but it's better than snacking on candies and stuffs.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Mri: Insurance won't pay for a MRI unless there is a reason. It's not a good idea to do one unless you know what you are looking for. A random MRI might fi... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Diabetes can occur anytime. If two tests showed that you have diabetes, then you have diabetes, even if you had tested negative for it in the past.
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No: Thyroid nodules are best evaluated by an endocrinologist or a surgeon. An oncologist is typically not involved in the workup of a thyroid nodule.
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No: Not all osteoporosis drugs "build bone." some medications will slow down the breakdown of bone while others will actually build bone. Talk to your d... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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With right treatment: This is a collection of pus between the lung and the inner lining of the chest wall. Usually caused by an infection. Treatment is to cure the infect... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Increase rate: Epineprines bind to b1 receptor on the heart and increase heart rate.
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Many: Aside from symptoms & physcial signs: fatigue, low blood pressure, low blood sugar, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness, adrenal insufficiency ... Read More
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Yes: There is a "negative feedback mechanism" where high testosterone can decrease gnrh as well as fsh, LH secretion.
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Rare: If you can eat wonder bread without problems, you are not allergic to iodine.
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Dr. James Lin
May 4, 2014
I like & appreciate his bag of passion and compassion, his wealth of knowledge, and.... So, I recommend him to anyone needing his specialty care with no reservation.
Mar 24, 2014
A concise answer, compassion and experience is what you will get when Dr Nguyen answers one of your questions. Such a great value to the HealthTap community!
Sep 9, 2013
Very knowledgeable and accurate in his answers. Impressive commitment to helping patients. A great example for the rest of us.
Highly recommend.
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thank u, this is where the problem is tho. i talked to my doctor he put me on birth control pills byaz and within a month i was passing out bp was very low chest pain etc. i had to go off them and was...Read More
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Thanks for your quick response. It was indeed misdiagnosed as asthma, recently had a spirometry test to rule that out. They ruled out cardiac abnormalities because auscultation and ECG were norma and ...Read More
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Thank you so much for answering my question! My Dr. just took me off of Byetta & believes that we can now control my diabetes with diet & exercise. I have lost over 90 lbs & my last A1c was a 5.4. I ...Read More
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, AZ
MD
Residency
RENOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Outstanding Preceptor (FP)
Top Doc Las Vegas Life 2013, 2014
Patient's Choice Award 2008-2016
Affiliations
Valley Hospital Medical Center
American Associations of Clinical Endocrinologists
The Obesity Society
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