Dr. Fidias De Leon
Nuclear Medicine
Miami, FL
22 years experience male
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Miami, FL
Office
Atlanta, GA
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Urgent Care Physician
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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.
Nuclear Medicine
Family Medicine
Urgent Care
Doctor Q&A
173 Answers
68 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Not really: Diagnostic imaging radiation is very low and not likely to cause any problems with your pregnancy. Follow up with your ob/gyn as usual.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See below: Post surgical pain or incisional pain in the abdominal wall may be present even weeks after surgery. Check with your doctor to discuss all diagnostic ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Infection: Parasitic infection should be a concern when drinking from rivers or lakes. I recommend water purification tablets.
Stay safe!
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See below: High uptake suggest hyperthyroidism and low uptake may suggest hypothyroidism and its multiple variations. See your doctor to discuss results of the t... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Not necessarily: "sand" in the gallbladder is called sludge, which can become a stone in the future. High levels of cholesterol increases your risk for developing gall... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Discuss with your MD: External radiation and radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer are relatively safe but they have different possible side effects. Radiation therapy may... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: A low ef suggest gallbladder dysfunction, which may cause nausea and abdominal pain after meals. Check with your doctor for treatment options.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See a physician: Pregnancy should be excluded if you are sexually active. Other causes my be cystitis or infection of the bladder, or pelvic inflammatory disease. See ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Need Imaging : You need blood work and ultrasound or ct of the abdomen (liver, gallbladder and pancreas) to evaluate for hepatitis, among other things. See you docto... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Yeast infection: It is common to develop a yeast infection after antibiotics. See your doctor for prescription medication.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Need exam: See a physician for a physical exam. May have tonsillitis, strep throat etc. Regarding acid reflux, try over the counter antacids like Omeprazole dai... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Surgery: If you have symptoms and have enough sludge in the gallbladder to cause an abnormal hida scan, the most likely scenario would be cholecystectomy.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Unlikely: Very unlikely. Take a quick urine test in 1 week for confirmation.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: It all depends on size of the stone and location. Your doctor should create a treatment plan accordingly. If stone is large, ultrasound waves are used... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Lung problems: This may indicate a pulmonary problem. Further testing is necessary. Consult with pulmonologist as soon as possible.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Calories: Increase calories from good sources. 34 kg for a 13 year old is not far from normal range.
Between 35 and 40 kg would be appropriate depending on hig... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Follow instructions: The procedure center will instruct you to not eat or drink from the night before, except for a galon of colon prep (golytely) solution used to clean t... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Needs further workup: Specks of blood in phlegm may indicate a more serious condition like cancer, or other infectious conditions like tuberculosis. Further investigation w... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
May need surgery: If hida is abnormal (7% ef) with associated symptoms of abdominal pain worse after meals, a diagnosis of gallbladder dysfunction is likely. Removing t... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Probably not: It appears that all test are normal except for the egd or endoscopy showing gastritis. Assuming normal blood workup as well, i would say that it is no... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See below: An MRI or magnetic resonance imaging is a study that provides anatomical description of a part of your body. A pet scan can provide further informatio... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Need more info: First you need to find out the source of the headaches. See a physician for a detailed history and physical exam. Good luck!
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See a doctor: Anxiety and feelings of detachment should always be evaluated by a physician. Seek help today.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
No: Normal gb ef is greater than 30%. If that is normal and ultrasound is normal, than other causes should be entertained. A ct or mr may show sludge with... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See a doctor: Ovarian cysts can cause pain. With your age and if sexually active, pregnancy should be excluded, including ectopic pregnancy or a pregnancy outside o... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
No and maybe: You will likely have a hida scan tomorrow, and sludge is not evident on this type of study, only on imaging studies like ct, ultrasound, mri. If you h... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Other symptoms?: How old is your son? Any other symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea? Any diseases like diabetes? Medications he is taking? All this questions are ne... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Not really : Unlikely relation between gallbladder disease and headaches. Frontal sinusitis or migraines would be a more likely scenario.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
CXR?: I would start with a chest x-ray. Signs of bronchitis are productive cough, fever (not always), malaise etc. Not sure of a diagnosis of bronchitis wit... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Many: Basically all medications that may affect gastric motility. Reglan (metoclopramide), erythromycin, motilium (domperidone), and antispasmodics such as ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See details: A nuclear medicine bone scan would show areas where there is active bone remodeling (creation) happening. If the surgery was many years ago, the uptak... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Fasting?: If you were fasting for a little while prior to the first scan, the gallbladder was full of bile and not allowing the radiotracer to get into the gall... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See below: I would suggest to discuss alternatives with the doctor that recommended rp. Other option s could include radiation, radioactive seed implantation. Ta... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
No: You need to find out what the complete report says. There is more involved in a hida scan than cck injection. Need ejection fraction, uptake time, pre... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Need to see MD: May be external hemorrhoids, abscess or wart. You need a physician to take a look.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Tomorrow: If your surgeon needs to take out your gallbladder tomorrow he can do it. Most radiation will be out of your body.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Infection?: If you are describing findings on a ct of the chest report, then a reticular density or opacity may suggest infection, including tuberculosis. See you... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Bells palsy?: One of the most common causes of face dropping in young patients as yourself is bell's palsy, a condition affecting specific nerves in your face. Vira... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Hx of Cancer?: If your operation was for cancer treatment, and now there is a pulmonary nodule, then the pet scan would be used to determine if it metabolically acti... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Which virus?: You need to find out which virus was the problem, flu, stomach etc. Normal hygiene precautions should always be taken including washing hands frequent... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Thyroid Nuclear Scan: Is a diagnostic procedure to evaluate the thyroid gland, which is located in the front of the neck and controls the body's metabolism. A radioactive s... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See below: A hida scan is a type of nuclear imaging study. This means that it uses a radioactive chemical, or tracer, that helps highlight certain organs on the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
T and U: Some electrocardiographic findings associated with hypokalemia include flattened or inverted t waves, a u wave, st depression and a wide pr interval.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
See a physician: At your age, heart conditions would not be likely. Severe esophagitis or inflammation of the esophagus is a possibility. In any case, if the pain is a... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Scheduled visits with your ob/gyn are necessary to ensure healthy pregnancy.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Not just fiber: Any meals other than the food given to swallow for the study, may interact with the results of the study. May give a slower time of gastric emptying a... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Antioxidants: Blueberries are rich in antioxidants which helps prevent cell damage in your body. Blueberry muffins are great tasting too :).
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Not really: Pregnancy should always be excluded. I suggest practice safe sex, and if no pregnancy is wanted at this point, seek medical care for appropriate contr... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Fidias De Leonanswered
Nuclear Medicine 22 years experience
Not always: Ultrasound will identify physical problems with your gb like stones, sludge, calcifications etc. With abnormal hida and symptoms as you described, sur... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. De Leon is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
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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