Dr. Jimmy Lin

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Dr. Jimmy Lin

Internal Medicine

Ehrenberg, AZ

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What might be some causes of not having an abortion? In brief: Varied

Some people don't have an abortion because a pregnancy is desired.

Others have moral or ethical concerns about ending a potential life. The decision to have or not to end a pregnancy is incredibly personal. Many women don't know what they will do until faced with the dilemma. ...See more

ABORTION FEMALE HEALTH

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Dr. Jimmy C. Lin answered:

Is it smart to take less dmt2 med when one eats less on given day & go back to med regular schedule when one eats full meals again? In brief: Reasonable approach

If you eat less then your need for diabetes medication would be less.

So it would be reasonable to take less med. Then resume full meds, when you eat regularly. Nowadays, it is easy with the self blood glucose check machine. ...See more

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Is it possible to get SVT after having an ablation? In brief: Yes

It can happen often.

That means you need more cardiac mapping and burn the extra source of electrical firing in the heart. Sometimes source is missed during the mapping. ...See more

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Dr. Jimmy C. Lin answered:

Cardiac ablation question. When do you need it? In brief: Recurrent arrhythmia

If one has recurrent fast heart beat or irregular heart beat ( svt, afib etc) and symptomatic, cardiac ablation may be needed if medications could not control the rate and rhythm. ...See more

CARDIAC ABLATION ABLATION

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Dr. Jimmy C. Lin answered:

What is a cardiac ablation? Is it safe? In brief: Yes, reasonably safe

Cardiac ablation is a procedure that cardiac electrophysiologist use to burn out some extra pathway where the heart's electrical current might initiate erratically.

The physician needs to do cardiac mapping and find out where is the possible source of extra firing source of the electrical current. Md then burn them out with freezing burn. Under good hands it is relatively safe, 1% complication. ...See more

CARDIAC ABLATION ABLATION

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Dr. Jimmy C. Lin answered:

How safe is it to have an ablation surgery for supraventricular tachycardia? In brief: Pretty safe

If you do in university major teaching hospital and the md does this a lot, your complication should be low around 1%.

So try to do at a place that the md only does this (cardiac electrophysiologist) for the living. Then you have a good chance to be well without any complications. ...See more

SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ABLATION PALPITATION RAPID HEART RATE SURGERY

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Dr. Jimmy C. Lin answered:

What phenomenon causes a patient to develop hypertensive tachycardia & tachypnea when told he must have surgery? In brief: Anxiety

Many people will get anxiety or nervous when they were told the need for surgery.

When anxious, there will be increase in sympathetic nervous system discharge. Which in tu;rn causes release of Adrenalin like activities in the body and cause hypertensive tachycardia, tachypnea etc. ...See more

PALPITATION FAST SHALLOW BREATHING RAPID BREATHING RAPID HEART RATE SURGERY

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Dr. Jimmy Lin answered:

Necessary for a patient to stop taking atorvastatin before angiogarphy? In brief: No

There is no reported problems of angiogram dye and statins.

LIPITOR ATORVASTATIN ANGIOGRAPHY

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Dr. Jimmy C. Lin answered:

Can atorvastatin cause muscle cramping? In brief: Yes

Atorvastatin could cause muscle ache, cramps, sore or just not feeling well.

You can add coenzyme q10 200mg a day and see if will improve. It did for me and many other.

LIPITOR ATORVASTATIN

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Dr. Jimmy C. Lin answered:

I am having severe cramping and muscle pain which burns and causes nausea along with heavy sweating? In brief: Drink milk,V8 juice

Muscle cramping and muscle pain can be cause by many things.

Most common causes are fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, calcium deficit, dehydration, etc. So try lot of milk, v 8 juice and lot of fluids1 hour before exercise. ...See more

NAUSEA MUSCLE PAIN BURN (FROM HEAT OR FIRE) PERSPIRATION

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