Dr. Fred Rincon
Internal Medicine
Philadlephia, PA
27 years experience male
Locations
Jefferson Hospital for Neurosciences
Philadlephia, PA
Insurances accepted
Aetna
About
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Neurointensivist
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.
Internal Medicine
Critical Care
Neurology
Public Health
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43 Answers
14 Agrees
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fred Rinconanswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
New onset headaches: Check with your doctor. New onset headaches can be primary (i.e. Tension type, anxiety stress related). The other symptoms are less specific. Though s... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Depends: If a patient has symmetric hip pain, one must exclude the possibility of this being secondary or inflammatory in nature (arthritis). Other causes such... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Constipation: Ask her to visit the primary doctor. Couple of questions can clarify the issue. Certain less benign conditions may also be associated with constipatio... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Diet: Keep a healthy diet, follow your doctor's instructions, and enjoy.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Acidosis: It means there is too much acid in your blood at the expense of more negatively charged substances (anions) being consumed (bicarbonate (sodium bicarb... Read More
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A female asked:
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Psychological: Pseudocyesis or false pregnancy is a psychological condition but must be associated with the desire if having a baby. Consult a psychotherapist and ob... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Happiness: Live free and happy while helping others in the process.
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Please clarify: Don't understand quite well but a ruptured stomach is serious and patients are usually sick. Perhaps you mean a hernia?
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Only if needle is freshly infected with HIV positive blood. Hiv virus does not tolerate very well exposure to environment and dies within minutes to h... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Yes one can hyperventilate ad much as one tolerates . Problem is: you might pass out.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Patience: Depends on the drug you ingested: bioavailability, metabolism, clearance, half life etc. Best advice to wait or consult with your primary doc.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Perhaps: Exploring the circumstances that elicit this sensation may help with finding the cause.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
System?: Bed bugs (cimex) just bite and suck blood you can recognize the typical lesions on the skin of affected victims. Rash is the typical symptom.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Genes: Perhaps it is related to his genes. Check if if runs in the family.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Skin doctor: Get a referral from your family doctor to see a dermatologist. It is imperative to make sure that this is not a malignant growth.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Be careful: Every patient is different. This high dose seems to be within accepted regimens (assunming normal liver function). But remember if you are liver pati... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Red eye syndrome: Have him checked by an eye doctor. The differential is broad.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
When pregnant: When you get pregnant, you will experience the symptoms. The first thing will be obvious: absence of menstrual periods.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Little: Beer from its high carb content can aggravate your triglycerides. Also chronic alcohol use can increase triglycerides. The best impact of alcohol on c... Read More
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A 84-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Unlikely: Its unlikely that your anemia is related to avm. If your grandson had an avm he was likely born with it. There are certain types of avms that run in f... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Herpes: When i hear about this complaint i think about genital herpes. Get it checked by your doctor.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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ICP: There is no effect of altitude on intracranial pressure in patients with vps while climbing or flying and no effect with changing of position based on... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Neurologist: Need to determine the cause of hiccups. Several medications may help but this may be difficult to treat. See a neurologist though some patients may re... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
I have a stomachache and its terrible. i use pantpas, gaviscon and meteospasmyl.how can i feel good?
Dr. Fred Rinconanswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Have it check: Chronic abdominal pain requires work up in the absence of response to empiric therapy... Have it check by primary doc.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Size matters: Depends on the size of the infarction. If you had a heart attack and your echo is normal that means a) you are lucky and b) it may have been a small o... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Infectious sore throat may need to be treated with antibiotics if there is a bacterial infection viral infections improve on their own and only suppor... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Musculoskeletal: May be musculoskeletal related pain from abnormal position or imbalance. The key think is to make sure is not referred pain from other lesions or inju... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Transmission: Normally one can perceive the pulse transmitted from the great vessels or heart in areas of the abdomen, chest or neck. Depends on body habitus. If im... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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GAD: May be signs of generalized anxiety disorder (i.E panic attacks). A neurological and cardiovascular exam may help excluding other organic causes.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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HbA1c: Check other things: is your they ok?...Sometimes patients need more than 1 medication or even Insulin the glycosilated hemoglobin (hba1c) can help you... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Perhaps infection: This may be consistent with a urinary tract infection. Consult with your doctor. A urine sample can clarify this issue.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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No correlation: Doubt any correlation unless you could give more specific information. If anything, epilepsy may be associated with cognitive impairment but rarely w... Read More
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A 67-year-old female asked:
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Doubt it: Most likely cause of liver damage is alcohol you may be consuming. Also check if you have other causes of hepatitis (infectious or non-infectious).
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Dysesthesias: Sleep depravation can bring out some unusual manifestations of neurological diseases. Please seek medical attention and have your doctor perform a neu... Read More
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A male asked:
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Where: Some mycotic aneurysms may require surgical management. It depends on where it is.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Secondary infertil.: Couples that have had at least one pregnancy but never again may me described as having secondary infertility. I suggest to seek counseling from an in... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Depends: It depends on how many "two nights in a row" and for how long. Now, "binge drinking" is probably something you need to be more concerned about.
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Tough question: Cancer is usually a silent disease. Once the patient perceives pain, it's usually advanced. Lung cancer can spread to many organs including the spine.
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Anytime: Anytime is good ad long as you take it and it is prescribed because you need it. In younger individuals the physicians' health study showed a slight r... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Metal Trach : In my experience metal tracheostomy cannulas tend to irritate less the respiratory tract.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Perhaps : Make sure this is not another type of skin infection called moluscum. A primary doc or dermatologist could help diagnosing and treating it.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Chest pain: Chest pain is a serious symptom in someone with risk factors. The differential is broad. If acute i would seek immediate medical attention.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Sepsis: Yes, patients with out spleen (splenectomized) have higher risk of acquiring certain infections. If you are not feeling well, better to have you check... Read More
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
New Granada Military University School of Medicine, Colombia
Graduated 1996MD
Residency
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Residency
LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
Affiliations
Thomas Jefferson University
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