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I practice at one of medical schools in the USA. As internists at academic setting, my job is to solve mysterious cases that others could not have. I treat all my patients as if they are family member.
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Internal Medicine
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26 Answers
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Assuming that you and your partner are fertile and ovulation date is correct, it is very high. I cannot tell you the chance in terms of percentage. ... Read More
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Answered Oct 20, 2021
A female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Yes and No: no significant interactions. Cephalexin is not the best UTI drug anyways. However, antibiotics are prescribed for previous infectious condition. I... Read More
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3.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Don't worry about it: nothing to worry about. Different environment and food can easily do this. Try simethicone (even though it has not been shown effective, some patien... Read More
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2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Freezer burn: any kind of "burn" may cause blisters. The important thing for patients to know is 1. Extent of burn 2. Certain locations of burn 3. Infection 4. ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Mercury poisoning : from what you had today, you will not develop mercury poisoning. But you are right, source for Mercury poisoning is from fish. Still very rare disea... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Vaginal discharge: This is more likely physiological vaginal discharge. If if it continues, a few things to consider, pregnancy and related problems, STD, bacterial vag... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Simple answer is yes. It will be helpful not only medically but will help strengthen your relationship.
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Answered Oct 20, 2021
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Yes: 99percent, it is normal. If you are very concerned, I would have someone look at it. Take care!
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Nausea: first off, why do you take Zofran (ondansetron)? Zofran (ondansetron) helps nausea only in certain situations. Nausea has so many different etiologi... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Thoracic outlet syn?: If this is a recurring symptoms, this can be a manifestation of neuro or vascular thoracic outlet syndrome, assuming you are healthy. If this is a s... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Further information : without further info, this one can be difficult to answer. 1. When did it start? Do you remember what you were doing? 2. Any thing that makes th... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Dyspareunia: dyspareunia is fairly common in women from 20 to 50 percent in the usa. The cause for this can range from malignancy to simply vaginal dryness. Also... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Diffent dosing : when you stop depo provera, (medroxyprogesterone) your female hormone will take time to restore its natural cycle. Pills will also augment this cycl... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Those viruses: If you are healthy, any kinds of lab tests are not recommended at all. Take plenty of fluids and rest. Contrary to what was believed in the past, yo... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Time will tell: I have not used Penicillin IM/IV forever. Last time I used was secondary syphillis. A lot of antibiotics come with side effects from mild GI side e... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Muscle cramps: likely muscle cramps from coughing (I am assuming you are healthy). Take that Tylenol (acetaminophen) around the clock and lots of hy... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Alcohol clearance : there are generally few factors on clearance of alcohol. 1. Quantity of consumption. 2. Height and weight 3. Gender: Women is less predictable i... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Pre op medicine : assuming you have no heavy alcohol use history or alcohol withdrawal history or liver disease ... Assuming you are healthy, I would say go for it! Ju... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
This maybe serious.: it is possible that this maybe acute viral infection of some sort. But unintentional weight loss may have a broad differential from malignancy, anem... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
1.: 1. Don't avoid dairy products all together. 2. Ok to have 3 glasses of milk a day.
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A female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Need more testing : a lot of times, your problem will turn out to be nothing with more alarming symptoms. But it can be a beginning of serious illness. May need further... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Breakthrough bleedin: Occasional bleedinf / spotting is fairly common with mirena (levonorgestrel) IUD. However, cramping makes me concern a bit more. There maybe a mecha... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Normal: this is likely normal, especially at the end and beginning of female hormonal cycle. However, pregnancy cannot be entirely possible as long as you ar... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Hmmmm: no simple answer to this. Either way, it is likely benign diagnosis. Try to achieve more frequent bowel movements. Simethicone (gas x) maybe helpfu... Read More
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A 69-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Arthritis : as far as I know, glucosamine is the only natural thing that would help arthritis (scientifically proven). But your symptom may not be a plain arthri... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Dai Takahashianswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
Nah: unlikely. But remember birth control pills are not perfect either. Two of my personal friends got pregnant on birth control pills. If you do get pre... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Takahashi is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Takahashi is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you so much! I am scheduled to have my yearly in a week and I'll talk to her about it then! Thank you!
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) thank u for taking the time to answer my question.
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) thanks alot doctor :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
nova
Graduated 2003MD
Medical/Graduate school
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, FL
Graduated 2013MD
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