Dr. Candido Otero, M.D.

An ophthalmic evaluation involves gross dissection and microscopic examination and diagnosis of eyes and ocular adnexal tissue that have been surgically removed. It highly specialized branch of the medical laboratory and the specialty is called Ophthalmic Pathology. Thank you.

If the mole is itching or painful. If the mole is bleeding or becoming crusty. If the mole looks inflamed. In addition, if you have a dark mole with variegate color, increased in size, irregular borders, faster growing. Please, contact a dermatologist for a final diagnosis and procedure. Most of the time they will give you the options, after complete medical examination. Thank you.

You can give cold water or milk and if the pain is too much, give acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Stick to eating soft foods and avoid nuts, chips as well as too cold and too hot fluids. You can also apply scent-free balm and practice good oral hygiene. Topical honey appears to help the partial thickness burns. I recommend taking your child to his pediatrician for a complete examination and treatment. Thank you.

HPV shows in vulva, vagina, cervix, rectum, anus, penis, and scrotum. Also, can be seen in mouth and throat. The way to confirm the diagnosis is when you get genital warts. A biopsy is taken, or the complete wart is excised, then sent to the laboratory to be examined and identified. Thank you.

Most likely is a hernia. However, a complete medical evaluation is necessary. Seek your healthcare provider for physical examination and complete evaluation. Thank you.

Gonorrhea can be diagnosed by testing the urine, urethral (men), or endocervical and vaginal (for women) specimens using nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT). Also is diagnosed using gonorrhea culture which requires endocervical or urethral swab specimen. Thank you

The tests are Hepatitis C (HCV) antibody test, RNA, or viral load test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Most people believe that because they had a blood test, they are going to be tested automatically for hepatitis B, and C. No, you are not tested for hepatitis as part of a routine blood test. It must be ordered by you physician. High viral load, which is usually greater than 800,000 IU/L (international units per liter or low viral load which is less than 800,000 IU/L. Your liver enzymes, (normal liver Enzymes are Aspartate Transferase (AST), 10 to 40 units per liters (u/L), and Alanine Transferase (ALT), 7 to 56 units per liters (u/L). The normal range to Gamma Glutamyl Transferase GGT is 9 to 48 U/L Then, Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), 30 to 120 IU/L, will be elevated.
Hepatitis C is treated with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications. Your doctor will determine the hepatitis C genotype for a specific medication. About 75% of American are genotype 1a or 1b according to the American Liver Foundation. Thank you.

Early gender blood test can accurately tell your baby’s gender by simply looking for Y chromosomes. Thank you.

Fungal infection in blood your doctor will order a routine blood culture, which includes one anaerobic and one aerobic bottle. The routine blood culture usually recovers aerobic and anerobic bacterial organism as well as Candida spp., Aspergillus spp.’ And sometimes Fusarium spp. Thank you.

Usually, 24 to 48 hours after the specimen have been received in the lab. If additional tests need to be done it would take longer. Thank you.

If your son is fatigue, a blood test is the first test that your doctor performs to know if he is anemic or has any other problem. Probably is not going to be the only test to be performed. There are ancillary tests like X-rays, CT and so on. However, the blood will tell the doctor most likely the cause of his fatigue. Another possibility is the heart so an EKG probably can be done if necessary. Fatigue has multiple etiologies (causes). Thank you.

The test is a culture of the cotton swab from your nostrils. Your healthcare provider can also test if you are a staph carrier in your nose. Staph infection can even lead to a life-threatening infection. Thank you.

Allergies are diagnosed by an allergist, a medical doctor that test for different allergens. Allergies can be caused by mold, pollen, food, or a changing in seasons. The immune system produces antibodies that are on alert for any specific allergen. The symptoms are runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, shortness of breath, cough fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, hay fever among others. Now, what causes allergies? Airborne allergens: Mold, animal dander, dust mites, and pollen. Foods: peanuts, tree nuts, milk, wheat, eggs, soy, fish, and shellfish. Insect: bees and wasps. Medications: Penicillin-based antibiotics. Seek your health care provider and he or she can tell you precisely by testing allergens. Thank you.

Allergies are diagnosed by an allergist, a medical doctor that test for different allergens. Allergies can be caused by mold, pollen, food, or a changing in seasons. The immune system produces antibodies that are on alert for any specific allergen. The symptoms are runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, shortness of breath, cough fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, hay fever among others. Now, what causes allergies? Airborne allergens: Mold, animal dander, dust mites, and pollen. Foods: peanuts, tree nuts, milk, wheat, eggs, soy, fish, and shellfish. Insect: bees and wasps. Medications: Penicillin-based antibiotics. Seek your health care provider and he or she can tell you precisely by testing allergens. Thank you.

Yes, the pathologist performs autopsies. Autopsies are a process in which the pathology opens the body and take out all organs from the body. The organs are separated, weighted, and sliced them to see any abnormality within the organs to find the cause of death. Then, we take samples of the tissue of every organ and put those pieces in a cassette to be process for staining and to be ready to look in the microscope. All organs, after they have been inspected by the pathologist and taken the necessary pieces to process, they are returned to the body in a bag. Then, the funeral homes pick up the body to be prepared for the funeral. It is important to know the cause of death for some families, however, most deaths, are cardiopulmonary arrest. Also, most people who dies, autopsy is not necessary. Most of the times autopsies are performed when you think is foul play on the cause of death or when there is a suicide, homicide, and the person did not have a medical history that the cause of death, which in this case is cardiopulmonary arrest, or an occult lesion that caused the death of the individual. Ok, in my new book that is coming soon (Do you know who we are), I clearly specify that we don’t die. Death is a process of life. Our spirit or energy don’t die. We are energy entangled with the universe. Let me explain: the purpose of all of us is to experience life and when your time have come life on earth is gone and become gas and energy again. We are all created by an atom so every component of our cell, which is created by an atom, are the component of the universe. If I take your blood, what I am going to find? Sodium, Potassium, iron, and all the elements we find in the universe. Therefore, we are energy that materialized in a body for experience and will go back to the universe. When we die the body decomposed becoming liquid and after this liquid become gas and energy. The definition of matter is neither created nor destroy, only transformed. The definition of energy is neither created or destroy just transformed. Thank you.

H1N1 flu is caused by a new virus that is different from the seasonal flu. Your provider may order a rapid flu test to check for different flu viruses. Symptoms of swine flu are like the regular flu. This is a medical diagnosis. The symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headaches, chills, and fatigue. Typical treatment includes rest, pain reliever, and fluids. Thank you.

Foods to avoid if you have low hemoglobin are pasta (due to the gluten content can seriously eat into your iron levels), Whole grain bread (wreak havoc for your iron absorption), dairy(Calcium hinder the ability to absorb iron), coffee, and tea (tannins found in coffee, tea and wine, they enter your body and binds to the iron molecules). Thank you.

Food that rises hemoglobin levels are meat, fish, and poultry. Also, organ meats, beans, legumes, eggs, nuts, seeds, leafy greens vegetables (kale and broccoli). Thank you.

Urinalysis is a test of your urine. It can detect UTI, Kidney disease, diabetes. Urine culture can detect and identifies specific bacteria and yeast that may be causing the UTI. A urine dipstick may be the only test healthy women with typical UTI symptoms need. The urine is examined under microscope for bacteria or white blood cells which are signs of infection. Thank you.

HPV shows in vulva, vagina, cervix, rectum, anus, penis, and scrotum. Also, can be seen in mouth and throat. The way to confirm the diagnosis is when you get genital warts. A biopsy is taken, or the complete wart is excised, then sent to the laboratory to be examined and identified. Thank you.