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Surgery
General Surgery
Wound care
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Depends: Depends. Typically gallbladder pain is related to eating, is in middle or right side of abdomen, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting bloating ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Difficult question: Most doctors go into medicine because they like people, and most of us like most of our patients most of the time. That being said, it is difficult ... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
See md: Unless you have md or np behind your name, recommend allowing your md to evaluate and make antibiotic recommendations based on severity of infection:)... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
See your doctor: Are you treating your own rash? Have you seen a dermatologist? Often over the counter medications are effective short term but if you have a chronic... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Could be: Both appendix and gallbladder are located right abdomen, gallbladder higher appendix lower. Many things can cause abdominal pain. If does. Not impro... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Please specify: Please be a little clearer with your question. It sounds like you may be talking about diverticulosis, small weak areas of the colon wall. This is c... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Use your judgement: There is truly no set time. Use your judgement; if you are having abdominal pain while you run you are probably being too agressive. Start slowly, s... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Cool down : How fabulous that you are that active at 55! however, your heart rate and blood pressure do not adjust as rapidly as thy once did. Additionally your... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Follow up!: To have pain this long post-colonoscopy is unusual. Recommend following up your famimily md or with whoever performed colonoscopy.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Needs evaluation: Your GI tract is essentially one long tube from your mouth to your anus. Rectal bleeding can come from anywhere along this tract, depending on how mu... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Absolutely !: Constipation can cause abdominal discomfort in any number of areas. I recommend a diet with plenty if fruits, vegetables and water, and a fiber suppl... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Don't ignore: This may be a side effect of your antibiotic and i would suggest starting a yogurt daily and/ or probiotics. I would also notify your prescribing phy... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Rehydrate: It sounds like you have some underlying medical conditions if you are tracking all of these outputs. Your urine output and heartrate sound like you m... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Many things: Giddy ness and nausea can have many causes, from dehydration to viral illnesses to more concerning problems . See your doctor!
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Ignore: Walking around airports burns calories, let's you people-watch, and keeps you awake!
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Muscle strain: Many things can cause calf pain, if it is recent, probably a muscle strain. Are you stretching prior to running? Are you wearing good running shoes?... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
No: Ligamentous injuries can be minor or can even tear a piece of bone off of the ankle. I suspect you sustained a significant sprain. Some residual pai... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
May be related or no: Your symptoms may or may not be related to your gallstone.C typically gallbladder pain is in the right upper part of your abdomen, often related to ea... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
No but good for you: Appendicitis is caused by obstruction of opening from colon to appendix with bacterial overgrowth, not easy to prevent. However, above items will hel... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
problems?: In general, you should not require any other type of specialist after the surgery. You should have routine follow up with a general surgeon. If you ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
See md: It is not normal to have blood in your bowel movements and if you are dizzy you may have ore blood loss than you realize. If you are passing small bi... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Very rarely : hemorrhoids are veins that are located in anal canal. they may itch, burn, cause trouble with hygiene or billed. when they get very large they can c... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Can be: Can be uncomfortable for a short period if time but not intolerable for most patients.
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A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Follow up?: To have that significant of a liver injury i suspect you were hospitalized and admitted to either a trauma service or a general surgeon. I recommend... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Stay hydrated! : May be musculoskeletal in nature from your workouts, however....Stay very well hydrated, consider multivitamin, sometimes can be related to potassium ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Get seen: That sounds miserable and is not normal for a 16-year old. If you haven't already, i would talk to your parents and have them bring you to your famil... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Fiber!: Everyone has hemorrhoids (they are veins) however, some more bothersome. Avoid constipation! there are many fiber supplements i.e. Metamucil which c... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Can't tell online: Sounds like er doctor did good physical examination if they saw fissure. Avoid constipation, (metamucil daily), keep your appointment we'd and see wh... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Get seen: Could be anything from hemorrhoid to cyst to abscess. Have it looked at by your doctor in near future!
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
No: A hernia is a defect in the abdominal wall musculature (technically in the tough tissue overlying muscle). Some people are prone to developing hernias... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
ProbAbly: I hope she is being treated, this certainly has the potential to make her extremely ill.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Ignore: Family history, smoking history, history of leg or foot pain relieved by dangling legs..
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Ice, rest, NSAIDS: I agree you may have pulled a muscle. Rest (if possible with a young child) , ice (20 minutes 3 x day), antiinflammatories and/or tylenol (acetaminop... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Lifestyle changes!: Many people with reflux find that it is worse at night or when they first wake up. When you are lying flat gastric acid may reflux proximally causing... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Will appendix fecalith shows in ultrasound because the recent showed no previous with ct showed yes?
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Less sensutive: A ct is like a high definition tv, wide screen. Ultrasound onus equivalent to 13-inch black and white tv with tinfoil on the rabbit ears. Ultrasound... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Worry not: Your appendix is a hollow tube that connects to your colon. Appendicilith can therefore move back into colon and be excreted with stool.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Fracture or bruise : Could have small rib fracture or bruise, pulled muscle. Can certainly try ice (20 minutes 3/day ), antiinflammatories. If you are having shortness o... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Er now: Workup available at urgent care limited as are treatment options. Go get looked at in er before this gets worse!
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Unusual: Chronic appendicitis is an unusual diagnosis, not all surgeons agree that it exists. Acute appendicitis is characterized by pain near bellybutton loc... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Sounds unrelated: Right upper quadrant and abdominal pain, back pain, ?Bloating may all be related. These syptoms may be caused by gallbladder disease, peptic ulcer di... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Fiber!: Everyone has hemorrhoids (they are veins) however, some more bothersome. Avoid constipation! there are many fiber supplements i.e. Metamucil which c... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Agree and....: Have seen numerous infections in people shaving pubic area, some of which have required surgery. Consider using a clipper rather than a razor, to avo... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Absolutely: Anemia can cause rapid heart rate, low blood pressure, fatigue, dizzyness, if you are being treated for colon cancer i recommend you discuss these sym... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
See your doc: Pregnancy and prenatal vitimins (which are a must) both tend to be constipating. Try metamucil daily to help with his and also see your ob/gyn as thi... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Fiber!: Constipation is the enemy of hemorrhoids. Pregnancy exacerbates constipation quite a bit. Go to the drugstore, buy some fiber (many kinds available,... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Can be: I would expect you to have occasional discomfort for several weeks after all of this. If no resultion follow up with your surgeon and gastroenterolog... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Rice: Rest, ice, elevate)ice 20 minutes three x day. If you have not been seen by md have evaluated to ensure no significant and serious injury !
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Absolutely !: Constipation can cause abdominal discomfort in any number of areas. I recommend a diet with plenty if fruits, vegetables and water, and a fiber suppl... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Go see doc: This is unusual and raises concerns for your health. 1) why the continous menstrual cycle? 2) are you anemic?. Please go see ob/gyn asap, this is no... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nina Hallanswered
Specializes in Surgery
Get checked!: Are you having burning when you urinate or penile discharge? Possibilities include urinary tract infection (unusually in young men but not impossible... Read More
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Apr 23, 2014
Very accurate and timely responses.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Hall is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hall is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks. He did and said IBS. I just worry a lot. Thank you!
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Thanks for your quick reply! Belly button. Given antibiotics 4x. didn't work. Surgery was Mar 2013
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks so much for your response! Much appreciated :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tulane University School of Medicine, LA
MD
Residency
Wright State University
Completed 2005
Awards
2010 Most Compassionate Doctor Award,
2011 Most Compassionate Doctor
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Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
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