Dr Guang Chen

15/05/2024

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Dr Guang Chen is a board certified adult medicine physician practising in Sydney, Australia. Through The Rx Class, he shares personal insights and experiences about health and medicine. Enjoy anecdotes as well as interviews with other health professionals.

13/03/2024

Seeking enthusiastic and customer orientated medical receptionist(s) for Westmead. Experience preferable but not essential. Will provide training.
Westmead location: Must be fluent in English and Mandarin/Cantonese.

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05/12/2021

Seeking enthusiastic and customer orientated medical receptionist(s) for Westmead. Experience preferable but not essential. Will provide training.

Westmead location: Must be fluent in English and Mandarin/Cantonese.

13/09/2021

Telehealth is available. Most follow-up and some initial consultations will be suitable. Speak to our friendly staff to enquire if your consultation can be conducted via telehealth.

08/08/2021

As Covid case numbers increase across Sydney (including Western Sydney), we are trying our best to keep patients and our staff safe. Many of our staff have been vaccinated or are awaiting vaccination. We encourage patients to have video or telephone consults where applicable. For patients that require face to face consultations, we may require a negative Covid test result before your appointment.

22/07/2021

Seeking enthusiastic and customer orientated medical receptionist(s) for Westmead and Penrith. Experience preferable but not essential. Will provide training.

Westmead location: Must be fluent in English and Mandarin/Cantonese.

31/05/2021

Seeking enthusiastic and customer orientated medical receptionist. Must be fluent in English and Mandarin/Cantonese. Experience preferable but not essential. Will provide training.

28/03/2021

Seeking enthusiastic and customer orientated medical receptionist(s) for Westmead and Penrith. Experience is preferable but not essential. Will provide training.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following

- Appointment bookings
- Billing
- Organising operating lists
- Typing medical letters

Westmead location: Must be fluent in English and Mandarin/Cantonese.

19/09/2018

What is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)? Is it serious?

Helicobacter pylori is a gram negative bacteria that lives within the lining of the stomach. The infection is typically spread person to person. Depending on your ethnicity and where you grew up, there is a chance that you are infected. Most infected individuals do not have symptoms.

H. pylori thrive within the lining of the stomach because they produce special enzymes that neutralise the stomach acid. Over time, the bacteria causes inflammation. In a small number of people, the inflammation with a combination of other factors such as genetics, medications and smoking can lead to ulcers or cancer.

For most people, the diagnosis and treatment of H. pylori is relatively straightforward. If you have further questions, speak to your doctor.

19/09/2018

Why am I so windy?

Flatulence is something that affects us all at some point in our lives. On average, men break wind up to 12 times per day, women up to 7 times per day and babies even more!

Wind is the result of bacterial fermentation. Less than 1% of flatus is cause of the bad smell. The composition of this varies greatly depending on diet. Common culprits include coconut, dairy, dried fruit, eggs, garlic, beans, meat/fish, onions, wine, nuts and cruciferous vegetables.

Reducing artificial sweeteners and making changes to your diet may help reduce wind as well as reduce its smell. For more information, speak to your doctor or dietitian.

09/05/2018

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SERIES #3

PORTION (SERVING) SIZE

Portion size has changed a lot over the last 50 years. Our perception of portion size is largely determined by what we see. This may be popular media, restaurants or our mother's cooking. Our perception of an average portion size has increased. This is true for fresh foods as well as snacks. For example, few people know that the standard serving for chocolate is two to four small squares.

The total amount of food per person per day will depend on age, lean body weight and level of exercise. Broadly speaking, energy requirements are highest during rapid growth, pregnancy and severe illness. Caloric requirements start to decrease after the age of 30 for both men and women.

To maintain healthy weight, try the following tips.

1. Understand standard portion sizes.
2. Avoid up-sizing
3. Store away left overs so there is no temptation to overeat
4. Eat slowly to allow the brains satiety center to work
5. Eat bulky low calorie food such as salads at the start of the meal

31/03/2018

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SERIES #2

SUGAR

For most of us, there is something deep inside our brains that craves sugar. This must be evolutionary as we see bears risking their lives to get honey.

Sugar is pervasive within our modern lives. Sugary goodness have become part of our traditional celebrations. Birthdays, Easter and Halloween just to name a few.

We do not need to walk far to get our sugar fix. Sugary drinks, confectionaries and cakes are everywhere the eye can see. Coca Cola and Pepsi became multibillion companies because of our insatiable need for sugar. Supermarkets use discounts on sugary snacks to attract our wandering eye.

Sugar is also abundant in many foods that do not taste sweet or appear healthy. How do you ask? Sugar is often used as flavour enhancer. Sugar is what makes the expensive yogurts with fruit syrup tastes so naughty. Sugar is what brings balance to the acidity of sauces. Sugar is what makes low fat foods taste so palatable.

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Let us be clear, I am not against sugar. I love sugar. Sugar awareness is important because the subconscious effects of sugar are no different to many illicit drugs. Ignorance can be detrimental.

I suggest reading up on daily recommendations of sugar intake. I think you will be shocked out of your pants. One can of Coca Cola will blow your daily limit right out of the water. Thats not to say you should not have a full strength soda ever again. Moderation is the key.

Reading labels is also helpful. It takes a bit of practice because food manufacturers are very clever and try to hide certain naughty ingredients under different names or fancy code names. They also try to give breakdown of dietary information per serving. What the manufacturer treats as a serving is often vastly different to what the average person thinks. For example, one serving of chocolate is 2-3 squares. I personally do not know anyone that eats only 2 squares when they buy a block of chocolate. Using a common reference such as per 100g will be more fair.

SUGAR = dextrose, brown sugar, cane crystals, cane sugar, corn syrup, fructose sweetener, fruit juice concentrates, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, liquid fructose, malt syrup, maple syrup, molasses, nectar, raw sugar, sucrose, syrup, etc

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