Dr. David Jin

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A 67-year-old male asked:

What is eyes punctoplasty.why isit done?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Punctoplasty: Punctoplasty is a surgical procedure to correct improper tear drainage of the eyes ('tearing eyes'). This procedure is performed mostly for 2 conditi... Read More

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A 32-year-old member asked:

What if lymphocytes are a little lower than normal?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Is it the absolute lymphocyte count or the %lymphocyte? Any other abnormality showing in the cbc? More importantly, any significant clinical manifesta... Read More

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A 31-year-old member asked:

Does water hydration increases platelet count?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: No. Overhydration may decrease platelet count secondary to increased platelet destruction and dilutional effect.

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A 31-year-old member asked:

Can you donate blood if you have alpha thalassemia minor?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Possible: It mainly depends on the status of anemia at the time when the individual with Alpha thalassemia minor present at donation (hemoglobin higher than 12.... Read More

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A 30-year-old male asked:

Is it correct that menthol(foods, ointment) is prohibited for g6pd deficient?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Correct....: Menthol or menthol-containing foods (such as breath mints or candy) may precipitate hemolysis in individuals with g6pd deficiency.

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A 41-year-old member asked:

What does high mpv% of blood work indicate?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Meaning of high MPV: Mpv stands for mean platelet volume. A high mpv is usually indicative of a destructive process to platelets (such as immune thrombocytopenic purpura,... Read More

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A 37-year-old member asked:

People have dengue can donate blood?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Dengue: People with dengue can donate blood 4 weeks after recovery from dengue fever.

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A 43-year-old member asked:

What is blood platelets inflammation ?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Platelets help maintain and modulate inflammatory reaction by releasing pro-inflammatory factors from Alpha granules.

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A 38-year-old member asked:

Petechiae on penis, what does this indicate?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Penile petechiae: Penile petechiae are tiny spots of bruises (from damaged superficial capillaries) on the penis. This condition is usually harmless and associated with... Read More

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A 21-year-old member asked:

Are infection rates for syphilis similar for men and women?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Latest data from centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) indicates that there are 8.2 cases per 100, 000 population in men, compared to 1 cas... Read More

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A 41-year-old member asked:

What does it mean when your rdw is high?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Rdw stands for red blood cell distribution width, which is a measured parameter in a CBC test. High RDW value indicates greater variation in rbc size... Read More

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A 31-year-old male asked:

How do i get bags from under my eyes?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: 'eye-bags' are caused by an osmotic imbalance of fluid in-and-out of the thin-skinned area under the eye. It may be associated with seasonal allergies... Read More

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A 33-year-old member asked:

What does a high white blood cell count and high platelet count mean?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Hematology workup: The elevation of these 2 parameters of the CBC (complete blood count) may reflect infection or inflammation. However, depending on the chronicity and... Read More

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A 26-year-old female asked:

What causes bartholin's cyst? can decreased immune system cause?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Bartholin's cyst: Bartholin's cyst is an abscess formation when the small opening (duct) of one of the bartholin's glands (on each side of the vaginal opening) gets blo... Read More

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A 49-year-old female asked:

Haemoglobin level of 16.8 in a female, what problems could it cause, what could be the reason ? not dehydrated.

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

High hemoglobin...: Is it an acute or chronic problem? Besides dehydration, there are other conditions associated with a high hemoglobin count, including living in high a... Read More

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A 63-year-old female asked:

My son has pancreatic cancer and it has matastized to the liver. that tumor is small and the cancer is no where else. why not remove the liver tumor?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Patients with stage 4 cancer(metastatic disease) are usually not considered as candidates for surgery (unless it's for alleviation of symptoms). Cons... Read More

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A 33-year-old member asked:

What does low level on mch mean?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Mch stands for mean corpuscular hemoglobin (average amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell). It is one of the parameters in the red cell index of a ... Read More

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A 32-year-old member asked:

What is b positive blood group?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Type 'b positive' blood type means that the person's red blood cell surface contains both the b-antigen as well as the rhesus (rh) factor. About 8-10%... Read More

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A 35-year-old member asked:

What does it mean when platelets are high in the blood?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: There are 2 major processes associated with thrombocytosis (high platelet count), namely (1) essential or primary; (2) reactive or secondary. Primary... Read More

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A 47-year-old member asked:

What age can you get anus cancer?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: The average age for people diagnosed with anal cancer is early 60s.

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Can your periods delay due to anemia?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Anemia may decrease oxygen delivery to body tissues, causing irregular menstruation. Types of irregular menstruation related to anemia include a heavy... Read More

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A 36-year-old member asked:

What should be the iron count for a eleven year old boys ?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: The normal serum iron level for children is: 50-120 mcg/dl ('microgram per deciliter'). Clinical interpretation of this value should correlate with o... Read More

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A 30-year-old male asked:

Is folic acid is not advisable to g6pd deficient?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Just the opposite...: Folic acid is a good supplementation for disorders associated with high red blood cell turnover. It is an anti-oxidant which may help decrease hemoly... Read More

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A 21-year-old member asked:

What are symptoms of lymphoproliferative disease

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Signs and symptoms of lymphoproliferative syndrome include: - enlarged spleen - enlarged lymph nodes (esp. Neck and underarm) - enlarged liver - s... Read More

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A 49-year-old member asked:

What can cause elevated basophils in hematology?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Increased basophil count is associated with many pathologic conditions, including: allergic reactions (drug, food), inflammation (ulcerative colitis, ... Read More

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A 44-year-old member asked:

Iron level 11, what does this mean?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Here we need to first clarify the following: serum iron level is usually presented in 2 types of units: either as mcg/dl (normal: 70-175 in men; 50-15... Read More

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A 42-year-old member asked:

Can lung cancer spread to stomach?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Gastric metastasis from primary lung cancer is very rare with a reported incidence of 0.2%-0.5%.

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A 46-year-old member asked:

What is considered a low hemoglobin level in pregnancy?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11.0 g/dl are generally considered anemic, though complications and symptoms from anemia during pregnancy ... Read More

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A 30-year-old member asked:

Do you loose your hair with taxol (paclitaxel)?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Taxol (paclitaxel) and hair loss: Hair loss usually begins 2-3 weeks after the first dose of taxol, (paclitaxel) although it may happen earlier. Hair usually falls out completely, but... Read More

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A 32-year-old member asked:

What numbers are your hemogloben supposed to be?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: For men, 13.5 to 17.5 grams per deciliter (135 to 175 grams per liter). For women, 12.0 to 15.5 grams per deciliter (120 to 155 grams per liter).

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A 36-year-old member asked:

Will roseola cause blood platelet count drop?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: In roseola, the initial CBC (complete blood count) test may show thrombocytopenia (low platelet count). This is rate-limiting and will return to norm... Read More

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A 31-year-old member asked:

What should be the ratio of hemoglobin to hematocrit?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Hemoglobin is usually measured by an analyzer. A threefold conversion is commonly used to equate hemoglobin and hematocrit: 3 x hemoglobin = hematoc... Read More

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A 33-year-old member asked:

Is evista (raloxifene) a biphosphinate?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: Evista (raloxifene.Hcl) is not a bisphosphonate. It belongs to a class of drugs called selective estrogen receptor modulators (serms) with a differen... Read More

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A 51-year-old male asked:

Regarding melas (mitochondrial dz), i read stanford did a study to see if melas patients had problematic responses to vaccines. anyone seen the study?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Verdict not out yet: Co-investigated by drs. Cornelia dekker and greg enns, this study aims to study safety of influenza vaccine and its metabolic effects in patients with... Read More

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A 28-year-old female asked:

My 7 month baby bit me and now my nipples r bleeding what should i apply to them?

Dr. David Jinanswered

22 years experience

Thanks for asking!: You will want to prevent a breast infection and allow your nipples to heal. Try air-drying each nipple after every feeding, and you'll want to massage... Read More

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