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Nuclear Medicine
Family Medicine
Urgent Care
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
May get sick again: You may get re infected with bacteria from water or food sources.
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A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Yes and No: Low ef on hida suggest gallbladder dysfunction, which may cause nausea, vomiting and pain after meals. Constipation may be a separate issue. Increase ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Corrective glasses : I assume you mean farsighted. See an ophthalmologist for vision testing. You may need corrective glasses.
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A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Depends: If your symptoms suggested gallbladder disease to begin (right upper quadrant pain worse when eating, family history of gallstones, etc), then a chole... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Results were normal from an ultrasound and hida scan, what else can i do to figure out what's wrong?

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
More info: You need to provide more information to make a proper comment. What are the symptoms for which they ordered the hida and us? Labs?
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Biliary disease: This may be a condition called sphincter of oddi dysfunction. It is a narrowing of the opening of the duct that connects the gallbladder and liver to ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
See a physician: The skin can be affected by multiple conditions. What you are describing can be any of them, including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, among others. Con... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Pain control: If the urologist already reviewed your case and decided that the stone is small enough to pass without intervention, then pain control would be indica... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Overall yes: There is an associated increased risk of cervical cancer with multiple sexual partners. Avoid unprotected sex even though your partners claim to be "s... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Need additional info: First your doctor must determine the cause of ed (neurologic, diabetes, hormone defficiency etc), then a therapy is recommended. See your doctor for p... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
SOD?: Sphincter of oddi dysfunction or sod should be excluded. Although not common, this condition may mimic symptoms of gallbladder disease. It is a strict... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Depends: Depends on the underlying cause of the nephrolithiasis or kidney stones. See your doctor to discuss your blood tests and radiology studies.
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A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Kidney stones: The stones are likely causing damage to the kidneys or urinary tract, resulting in blood in the urine. If you were discharged from the hospital with a... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Its necessary: The enema or liquid solution GoLytely (polyethylene glycol) is necessary for proper colon prep. Whithout this it would be difficult for the endoscopis... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
No relation: Gallstones and kidney stones are formed from different type of materials. You may have an underlying metabolic cause for your kidney stones like hyper... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Gallbladder disease: If the pain is below the right rib cage and they injected cck or cholecystokinin, the pain is likely related to gallbladder dysfunction.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Liver functions: Your physician will need to make sure your liver and pancreas are working properly, specially if you are symptomatic.
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A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
GERD: You may have gastroesophageal reflux disease with possible reflux of bile into the stomach. See your doctor for physical exam.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Few days: Your colon was empty in preperation for the colonoscopy, therefore it would take a few days to have a bowel movement.
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A 57-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Fissure: It is likely the anal fissure causing burning sensation in the anus. See your doctor for physical exam.
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Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Blood in the stool needs to be evaluated, specially if persist for 10 days.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Celiac Disease?: See your gastroenterologist for testing for celiac disease and multiple other conditions which may cause malabsorption problems.
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A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
See a physician: Some patients have irregular cycles. Pregnancy should always be excluded. There are medications you can take to help get it under control. See your gy... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Probably not: A proper pelvic examination is necessary to make a diagnosis. A pelvic ultrasound may be ordered as well. See a physician.
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A 39-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Quit: I would first tell your friend to seek medical attention to discuss tobacco cessation. Most nicotine should be out of the body a few days after quitti... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Stress Fracture?: Stress fracture can present as you described. Discuss the results of the scan with your doctor and don't be afraid to look for a second opinion, it al... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Normal: Viral conditions like the cold may present with malaise (not feeling well, tired, drowsy). Claritin (loratadine) is non drowsy med.
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A 52-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Radioablation: Graves disease can affect other systems of the body, including the skin, heart, circulation and nervous system. Recommended treatment is radioablation... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: If you are fasting for more than 12 hours prior to scan, the gallbladder is full of bile, therefore the nuclear radiotracer cannot get inside the gall... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
When was it: Remember that you emptied you entire colon in preparatio for the colonoscopy. You should have a bowel movement 24-48 hours after procedure. Check with... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Likely Yes: Symptomatic gallbladder disease is usually resolved with surgery. Consult with your gastroenterologist. Likely yes, surgery. Good luck!
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A 50-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Degenerive likely: Given the location described, and assuming the spots are white, normal wear and tear or degenerative disease of the spine and hips is likely.
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A 53-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Vit. Defficiency?: Don't know if you were tested for thyroid disease or vitamin B12 and Folic Acid deficiency but would be reasonable to do so as well.
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A 53-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Surgery: You may need surgery lannie. Usually a hida is ordered after an ultrasound or ct scan. In the end, if you have symptoms and have an abnormal hida, sur... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
See below: Multiple approaches are much more helpful than single systems. Combination of appropriate diet and exercise is always recommended, easier said than do... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
What was polyp?: If the polyp was negative for malignancy including the base, then this uptake would probably be inflammatory in nature (healing cells).
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A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Cholecystitis: If the gb was not seen on the study then there is gb dysfunction. Other studies may be used to determine the cause including ultrasoung, ct and mri. S... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Some: Kidney infections would present with fever, pain on urination. Kidney stones would present with significant pain, blood in the urine (visible or prese... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Vaccines: Be up-to-date with routine shots, such as measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.
R... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Omeprazole?: I believe the medication you mentioned is Omeprazole which is an antacid and actually may delay gastric emptying. Stop using this medications at least... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
SOD?: Sphincter of oddi dysfunction or sod although not very common, should be considered in a patient with your symptoms and negative imaging studies. It i... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Maybe : Ef greater than 30-35% is normal. However, if there are symptoms associated then surgery may be indicated. Other studies are necessary, including ultr... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Where is the pain: More information is needed to answer your question. Location of pain, severity, what makes the pain worse or better, associated with foods or drinks e... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Unlikely: If the ef on hida is 15% that means that there is gb dysfunction. If symptoms are present including pain after meals, nausea etc, surgery may be indic... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Another opinion: I assume that your doctor referred you for ct scan after physical exam and labs to look for causes of headaches. If this is the case, than imaging stu... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Maybe and no: If your gallbladder ef is 0%, that means you have gb dysfunction. I you have symptoms then surgery is indicated. Yes you would be able to digest fat. ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
See below: It is a problem with the ducts or tubes connecting your liver and gallbladder to the small intestine and pancreas. When there is hepatobiliary dyskine... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Not painful: Colposcopy is a simple, 10- to 15-minute procedure that is painless and performed in a gynecologist's office.
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A 54-year-old male asked:

Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: They are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (about 72%) like oleic acid and an excellent source of all important omega-3 essential fatty acids like l... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

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Yes: It is safe to take while breastfeeding.
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Dr. De Leon is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. De Leon is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! The gastric emptying study was: Emptying 35%, emptying begin (to) 31 min.; emptying end 89 min.; T1/2 115min; T0 - T1/2 84min; ... Abnormal
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Sir..thank u for ur reply..shall i take laser treatment.is there any side effects?i wear specs for one year..
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! That's what I say remove! Symptoms . Don't know why have to see Gi. Classic symptoms. No stone ultrasound!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Universidad Iberoamericana
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
Montefiore Medical Center
Residency
Montefiore Medical Center
Awards
Physicians Recognition Award, American Medical Association
Thought Leader, Second Place, Atlanta, GA - Winter
2013
Top Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Second Place, National - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Urgent Care Association of America
Florida Medical Association
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