Dr. Xin-Nong Li
Internal Medicine
Fair Oaks, CA
41 years experience male
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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.
Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
Mandarin
Doctor Q&A
154 Answers
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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No symptom: Hyperlipidemia itself will not cause any symptoms. But once it cause pathological change in different organs in certain degree of damage, different ki... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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NO, : You should keep the same dosage if your blood pressure has been under controled. Taking a flight should not affect it. Double the dosage may cause you... Read More
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Hypertension: Family history that means genetic reason, overweight/obese, high sodium diet, sedative life style, etc.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Complicated: Diabetic complications are really complicated. It can affect many organs and systems, majorly cardiovascular system, including heart and vessel, neuro... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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It is not normal: If itchy continues, it indicates the yeast infection has not been cured yet. You need to continue use anti fungal medication either topically or syste... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Ectopic pregnancy: Better to have a blood test for HCG and consult ob/gyn, pelvic ultrasound may be needed if ectopic pregnancy is suspicious.
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No: There is no scientific, double blind comparison study to approve it.
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Load sodium, low fat: You should control diet, including low sodium, low fat diet. To lost weight, you need to cut dow total calaries that you take daily, also increase exe... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Question not clear: If you don't know your blood glucose level, you should have it check up. If you have diabetes, first, you need to consult your doctor. Diet control, l... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Keeping moisture can relieve pain caused by the scabs irritates.
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Hemorrhoid possible: Since it is recurrent, and painful. You should let doctor exam. It is possible thrombotic hemorrhoid. Take antibiotic will not help. If it is hemorrho... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Sounds infection: You do not provide information about your gender and the location of the lesion. Ususally, itchy in the private area might be fungal infection, man an... Read More
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It is abnormal.: I do not know your age. So i can't narrow down the differential dx. You need to see your doctor to investigate the reasons.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Check up: If your blood pressure is high, you need to see doctor to work up for the reasons and have treatment. The earlier to control your blood pressure, the ... Read More
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Concern?: Yes, it still has chance that your girlfriend would become pregnancy.
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More info needed: Different age can have different problems. Let your doctor to look inside the ear to find out.
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Check with your doc: It can be muscular or plural or lung problems. More information is needed. See your doctor if the pain is persistent.
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Yes: Those medications can be taken.
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Tobacco?: If you mean to stop tobacco smoking, it sould not be difficult. The most important thing is making up your mind. The stronger desire to quit smoking, ... Read More
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Many: This question is complicated. There are so many medications for these two diseases. Each medication has its own side effect profile. Please specify wh... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Many reasons: Besides pregnancy, delay period can be caused by environment change, like travel, change working or study schedule, like night shif work, emotional ch... Read More
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Check up needed: If you have mood swing or anxious associated with blood pressure elevation, you had better to see your doctor. Some serious diseases may be the reason... Read More
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Usually not: If there is no other pathological condition. Drinking lots of water will not cause high blood pressure. Because kidney can adjust body liquid balance.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Elevation of lipid: Hyperlipidemia is a term defined as some components of lipid higher than normal range. Like elevation of total cholesterol, triglyceride , ldl, vldl a... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Carb can be transferred to lipid inside body. If you have hyperlipidemia, lower carb intake can help.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Info not clear: Do you past due of your period? If so how many days? Home test for pregnancy negative can be false. If you concern, get a test for hcg.
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Yes: It can prevent it. But not 100%.
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Yes: Many women have no periods while they are on Depo-Provera provera (medroxyprogesterone). The chance of pregnancy is rare.
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Multy effects: Deprivation of sleep can affect your memory, slow down the processing information of the brain. For chronic deprivation of sleep, more effects.
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B12 insufficiency?: The best way is to see a dermatologist to check up some metabolic problems, like check vitamin b12. More information about your other medical conditio... Read More
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Where?: Where is the location of your extra skin? Does it cause functional problem or cosmetic issue? Surgery can help.
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Many possible: It can be broad spectrum possibilities. Because there is no more information about you, like gender, age, personal and family history of diseases, etc... Read More
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If bleeding continue: If miscarriage completes, uterine bleeding or discharge should be ceases gradually within about one week. If bleeding or discharge continues, consulti... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Physical exam first: You need to see a doctor to have a physical exam to role out muscular reasons, listen to your lung to role out lung problems. Further exam include che... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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It is possible.: Once you have ovalation, even your period is irregular, you still have chance to get pregnancy.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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No: If it is only last very short period, it will not cause any damage. But if it happens frequently and interfere with your sleep or daily activities, yo... Read More
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Take time: Your child has had infection from either virus or bacteria. Antibiotic need some time to kill the bacteria. If it is viral infection, it also take tim... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy: Yes, it is still possible. Go to get a test.
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It might be: Paroxetine can affect your menstruation. It is hard to say you are pregnant or not. Better to have a test.
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See your doctor: Abdominal pain associated with radiation to the back can be caused by galdstone, peptic ulcer or some other serious issues. Seeing your doctor should... Read More
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Affect metabolism : It is a complex question. Briefly, low function of thyroid called hypothyroidism will slow down the using of glucose. If patient has diabetes, hypothy... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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No: Food or natural herb may have some effect to low blood pressure, but it is slowly and gradually.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
I an a 42 yr old woman by bloodlabs came back with high lipids, what r they & what do i do for this?
Dr. Xin-Nong Lianswered
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Needs detail info: General speaking, first step to improve your lipid profile is change your diet and increase your physical activities. You had better consult your doct... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Complicated: It is a very broad question. Indeed, most of them can be the causes and results each other.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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It depends: The purpose of treatment is maintaining the t3, (liothyronine) T4 and TSH in normal rage and patient is asymptomatic.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Many possibilities: Allergy is most common in your age. But many other reasons can be the culprit. Check up with your doctor.
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Many reasons: Your condition might be psychological because once you knew you have hypertension, you might worry too much. You may concer if that affect your life. ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Muscular strain: It sounds like cervical strain, that means muscular strain at back of the neck, radiating to head, or pinch the occipital nerve.
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Many possibility : Contact dermatitis, allergy, acne, infection. Better to see your doctor to exam it.
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Thanks: Thanks for your appreciation.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Li is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Li is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you! It's short spells and each one is only a couple seconds long. I don't get alot of sleep since I'm a fireman so maybe that's it
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanks for your answer. Also I wanna ask you, could low levels of calcium cause this symptoms?
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! should i wait another day or just start the monistat 3 day again today?
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, China
Graduated 1982MD
Residency
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
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Top General Internist, Third Place, California - Winter
2013
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