Dr. Ajainder Shergill
Internal Medicine
Bellevue, WA
17 years experience male
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Medtriq Concierge Clinic
Bellevue, WA
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SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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
English, Hindi, Punjabi
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103 Answers
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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No.: The radiation effect is cumulative. 2 CT scans, however, are not enough to cause cancer since the radiation dose is very small. If contrast is being... Read More
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False positives: There are many commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medications (such as decongestants and cold medicines) which can trigger a false positive for ... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Anxiety can, indeed, present with such symptoms. Important thing is to not chalk up the symptoms to anxiety until workup for other more serious thing... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Possible: MRSA is a common problem in hospitals. It is unlikely you will get MRSA, and even if you were exposed to it, it is unlikely that you will get an infe... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Infection or stone: You likely have a kidney stone, though a urinary tract infection can cause similar symptoms, especially if tracking up from the bladder to the kidney(... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Not necessarily.: Depends on the extent/severity of the stenosis. If it isn't severe enough to be impinging on the nerves, then it isn't likely to be the cause of your... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Not reversible.: Generally, high blood pressure is a chronic problem and is not reversible. Sometimes, there are treatable causes of hypertension and getting those ta... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Emergency.: I think your symptoms warrant emergent evaluation. I suggest you call 911 and get care at the nearest emergency room. The chest squeezing does not h... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Normal response.: When lights are off, pupils enlarge to allow more of the ambient light to hit the retina so you can see a little better in the darkness. When lights ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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See a doctor.: There are many causes of such water retention, and some of them can be quite serious in nature. It simply isn't possible to diagnose without a thorou... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Irregular rhythm: You could be having spells of irregular or fast heart rhythms, especially if you are getting out of breath. You should see your doctor for further te... Read More
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A 73-year-old female asked:
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Find out.: To get an exact weight of your clothes, weigh yourself with them and then without them. The difference is how much your clothes weigh.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Infection: Sometimes the cause of esophageal irritation is infection, such as with a yeast (candida.) This would require an upper endoscopy (EGD) to determine w... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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URI/Sinusitis: You most likely have sinusitis and upper respiratory infection. Most commonly these are viral in nature, and do not require antibiotics. However, if... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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It can.: At 24 years of age, your chances of having significant coronary artery disease are small, especially if there is no early heart disease in the family.... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Yes: There is nothing about either one of those medications that should stop you from maintaining your usual exercise routine. However, if you still have ... Read More
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A 63-year-old female asked:
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Gabapentin may help: Yes, Gabapentin can be used successfully to treat this condition. Other alternatives include Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline) or SSRIs (like... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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CHF: It is likely due to fluid in the lung tissues from CHF. In the absence of other symptoms, such as cough, fever and new shortness of breath etc., it i... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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It means: no abnormal findings that are new or that could have occurred in the near past. This is in contrast to "chronic" or "old appearing" findings, which m... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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May be natural.: Losing hair can be a difficult thing to deal with. Some of it is natural, especially if there is male-pattern-balding in your family. Other times, y... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Yes.: Pain from the neck often manifests as a headache. This is not unusual.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Rest.: I think that you should allow for a rest period to let you body heal. Continuing to stress a strained muscle will take it much longer to get back to ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Cervical traction: You could take some ibuprofen for a few days to help with the inflammation and pain. However, that is not a good long term solution as it can cause p... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Hemorrhoid.: What you are describing is a hemorrhoid, which can certainly form due to straining. If your stools are hard, you need to increase fiber and water int... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Balanced.: There is not particular diet that one might prescribe or recommend. However, with that constellation of medical problems, the diet should be low in s... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Recheck: I think you should be reevaluated if you are still having symptoms. You could have an infection with a resistant organism.
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Difficult to answer.: I assume you are asking how long before the bypassed vessels are clogged. If so, the answer is difficult. Everyone builds up plaque in the arteries ... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Yes.: That blood pressure is too low. It does not seem like you have any reason to keep the BP that low. Even if you are not experiencing any symptoms due... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Iron accumulates: In Hemochromatosis, your body absorbs too much iron. Even if your diet is low iron, as it should be, you can still over time accumulate iron in your ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Depends: Cardiac bypass is advised if there are multiple coronary arteries which have significant blockage, or if there is a critical blockage in an area that ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Incontinence: is not uncommon as we age. I would suggest that you see a urologist for definitive evaluation and treatment.
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A 61-year-old male asked:
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No.: A case manager is not a replacement for your doctor by any means. With all those underlying medical conditions, you should be getting care regularly.... Read More
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Yes: You could absolutely have a fracture, though the swelling can definitely occur without fracture as well. The only way to find out is to have x-rays o... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Effect of chemo: Low neutrophils are expected with chemotherapy agents, as the drugs destroy them (in the process of destroying the cancerous cells.) High monocyte co... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Blepharitis: You have something called blepharitis. This is most likely caused by a bacterial infection, though non-infectious causes also exist. Continue doing ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Seborrheic: You have something called seborrheic dermatitis. Sometimes this can be due to fungal infection as well. Treatments include daily anti-fungal shampoo... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Yes: If you have high blood pressure, it will eventually cause heart problems if not treated.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Not really.: For someone your age, it isn't all that much. I don't know, of course, what the IV fluids were given for, but three liters should not cause any issue... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Not deaf.: Just asleep. Some people sleep deeper than others, that's all. You may need a louder alarm than your cell phone.
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It's possible.: If your symptoms have gone on for 8 months, you really need to get back to the doctor who did the colonoscopy and be reevaluated for the cause of pain... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Yes.: It could be, from the symptoms you are describing. Other possibilities include dental infection, or even ear infection, but you should have other sym... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Get help!: The constellation of symptoms you describe could be due to infection of the vertebrae, especially if you have pain directly in the bone. Best not to ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: The pain of heart attack is generally a steady aching, pain or pressure sensation. However, it can present in many different ways. The pain you desc... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Keep taking.: You don't have a thyroid gland any more to your body can't make the thyroid hormone. Thus, you will need to take Eltroxin (levothyroxine) for the rest... Read More
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Risk factors.: You don't need screening for heart disease per se, but rather for factors that can lead to heart disease. BP, cholesterol, diabetes, weight/BMI are t... Read More
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Possible.: Calcium score does not have 100% sensitivity for picking up stenosis; thus it is possible to have stenosis with a zero score.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: Toprol, (metoprolol) like other beta blockers, can provide benefit in patients who already have heart disease and have had a heart attack. For someon... Read More
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Treat risk factors.: You need to treat underlying factors, if any, that lead to the CHF in the first place. There are other things you can do, such as adjusting your diet... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Slow emptying: If the food residual was in the stomach, which I am assuming was the case, it could mean slow emptying of your stomach. This can happen due to things... Read More
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Seems: Excessive for someone your age for such low level of activity. If this is happening regularly, or the heart rate is not coming down within a few minu... Read More
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Dr. Shergill is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Shergill is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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i've had numbness and tingling. I iced, elevated, wrapped the injury. so far nothing has worked. so should i keep doing that until i see a bone doctor
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much;) i will start adding fiber on my diet
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you so much. Your information was very helpful. :-)
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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, MO
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