Dr. Frank Mayo
Pulmonary Critical Care
Buffalo Mills, PA
50 years experience male
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BORN IN WARREN, OHIO 9/3/48. WENT TO COLLEGE AT DENISON UNIVERSITY IN GRANVILLE, OHIO. GRADUATED FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLRGE OF MEDICINE ON 8/31/73 AND BEGAN MY INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY IN INTERNAL MEDICINE AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON, DC ON 7/1/74, FOLLOWING MY 3 YEARS OF TRAINING IN MEDICINE I TRAVELED TO MIAMI FLORIDA FOR A 2 YEAR FELLOWSHIP IN PULMONARY MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND THE MIAMI VA SYSTEM, FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF FELLOWSHIP I RETURNED TO THE DC AREA WITH MY WIFE OF 2 YEARS AND BEGAN THE PRACTICE OF PULMONARY MEDICINE AND HAVE BEEN PRACTICING NOW FOR 37 YEARS,I HAVE AN INTERS IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND CURRENTLY SPEND THE MAJORITY OF MY DAY IN THE OFFICE. PREVIOUSLY I WAS DIRECTOR OF ICU AND PULMONARY AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR 30 YEARS. I AM IN A PRACTICE WITH 5 OTHER PULMONARY DOCTORS
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Pulmonary Critical Care
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United States: Maryland
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Variable: Most maintenance inhalers9advair, spiriva, tudorza, symbicort, (budesonide and formoterol) arcapta) are taken 1-2 times per day and short acting inhal... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Nitrates/tylenol: Eds pts should avoid nitrates when using eds drugs such as viagra. Children are usually given tylenol (acetaminophen) based on safety over many years.... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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No: Numerous drugs and homeopath therapy have been tried in pulmonary fibrosis. No therapy to date has positively impacted survival from this disease.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Sometimes: It depends on the time that the brain did not get blood flow. It is the reason hypothermia for cardiac arrest that is prolonged in an effort to slo... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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No: If they have advanced liver disease that would increase the risk for infection.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Age prior history of heart disease needs to be queried. Is the low BP causing symptoms? Some highly trained athletes have low pressure with good to ex... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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No: Any cancer is a contraindication to giving blood.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Several months: It may take several months for the airway to normalize after stopping smoking . This may be hindered by asthma out of control. Continue your astma the... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Intensivist: A critical care doctor is best with consultation from id . Need lp, brain imaging, rx with steroids and ant-virals.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Inflammatory: D-dimer is a nonspecific test for vascular inflammation if blood clots are excluded your WBC count is nl. A sed rate and other tests may point to ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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High: Methamphetamine use may worsen your already bad liver function.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Exercise: Exercise and weight loss. When fit then plastic surgery.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: Left arm falling asleep is more likely related to peripheral nerve issues of the arm or shoulder. Symptoms worrisome for acute heart issues are che... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Inflammation: likely inflammation with dry mucosa. if not improving with hydration ent evaluation to look at upper airway, possible x-rays
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Variable: Many patients live a full life with aortic insufficincy. However if the disease produces CHF or left heart dysfunction replcement is necessary. Pts w... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Radiographic opinion: A chest film may show indstinctness of the covering around the lung which may be related to fluid(effusion) if located in the dependent area of the ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Respiratory support: usual therapy is bronchodilators , bipap assisted ventilation if needed. many diseases can cause respiratory failue including lung-copd,ipf,pneumonia)... Read More
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Not terminal: COPD is decreased air flow with little reversibility, usually related to long term smoking. Stopping smoking and adhering to a bronchodilator reg... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Possible arthritis: You may be experiencing the beginning of inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis . You should see a rheumatologist for blood tests, x-rays... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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See an id consultant: You have an infection that is more common in pts who take multiple antibiotics. You need to see an infectious disease specialist for proper manage... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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No: You need to be evaluated by pulmonary to assess for airflow obstruction. Your excess weight undoubdtedly contributes to your symptoms causing high ra... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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NOT USUALLY: Peptic ulcer is usually assosciated with gastric hypersecretion. It responds well to acid supression therapy. Lack of response to therapy could lead ... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: Drop in saturation suggests she needs to remain on ventilator. Her advanced age and the disease that landed her on a ventilator will determine mortali... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Rehab: Begin a program of rehab. It wiil be several months before you fully recover. Eat a diet that is high inprotein to allow muscles to rebuild.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Mostly unrealistic: If your lung function falls with illness it implies airway inflammation from the illness with decreased flow. Other considerations include neuromuscu... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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No: Mitral vlve prolapse can lead to mitral regurgitation of significance in rare cases, diseases of the left heart can produce mitral regurgitation of ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Severity of aortic stenosis impacts risk of cardiac arrest. Also coronary artery disease is also associated with aortic stenosis thus also increasing ... Read More
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A LONG TIME: The drug pipeline for cancer therpy may take 5 to 7 yr to reach market and only a minority of potential therapies achieve market status. Selection tr... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Shortness of breath: Slowly progressive shortness of breath, chest discomfort, cough with exercise, declining exercise capacity. At advanced stages weight loss leg swellin... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Possible asthma: Possible exercise induced asthma causing symptoms. Additionally the mucous may reflect inflammation occasioned by running.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Airflow obstruction: Airflow obstruction likely asthma with inflammatory airway disease. If smoking symptoms may be more severe. Evaluation would include history.Exam, c... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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No cure: As she matures and her airway grows to its adult diameter she may have less symptoms. However it is likely she may have asthma into adulthood. The ma... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Not much: Your lfts are nearly normal. In the absence of symptoms or drug and alcohol use it is unlikely a cause for concern . A repeat study in several mo is p... Read More
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A female asked:
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Collagen disorder: The titer is a low positive and is nonspecific. It may be elevated in lupus and other collagen disorders as well as inflammatory lung disease ie pulm ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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No: Lekemia pts may take cardiotoxic chemotherapy and need echocardiography to evaluate for cardiomyopathy. Clooging a coronary artey with leukemia cells ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Cardiac involvement in sarcoid is not uncommon but most pts experience arrrhythmias that are usually self limited. However some pts cand develop ex... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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YES: One must consume a fairly large quantity of coffee to raise the bp. In cases of svt caffeine is usually removed from the diet.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Meas lv fxn: A pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is obtained using a swan-ganz catheter. It measures the functional integrity of the left ventricle from the right... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Not likely: Musculoskeletal pain may mimic ischemic chest pain. Thus history and exam can usually provide an answer and thereby avoid costly testing.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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No: Endocarditis can be caused by extensive dental work where bleeding is likely and bacteria of the mouth can gain access to the vascular system. Flossin... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Not usually: Fibrocystic breast disease is a disorder aggravated by coffee and smoking. However it is not a precursor to malignancy. Fibrocystic breast disease mak... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: You probably have chronic inflammatory upper airway disease, an ENT evaluation and endoscopy will be helpful in deciding what problem you have and of... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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No: Thoracic outlet syndrome is related to compression of the subclavian artery leading to the the extremity and limiting blood flow and causing pain... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Retraining: Retrain in controlled water. Once your brain adjusts to the water fear should gradually subside. Sometime hypnosis may be helpful.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Clinical course: If any test fo CF is borderline including sweat chloride, the subsequent clinical course will point to the correct dx.
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Not usually: Bx proven ipf carries a dismal prognosis. No current ttherapies have prolonged life. Transplant is an option. However pts with fibrosis who are tran... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Numerous: One must first ascertain the pts gas exchange. If they have hypercarbia or refractory hypoxemia they will require bipap or mechanical ventilation. Usu... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Sometimes: The new dana point classification of pulmonary HTN includes an hereditary class. For those pts specific genetic testing for chromosomal abnormalities... Read More
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A 68-year-old member asked:
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Varible: Survival for hamman -rich fibrosis is < 6 mo. Age at onset of disease is a factor . Older pts progress more slowly. A lung biopsy is crucial in younge... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Airway grew: At age 6 your airway is not at its fullest diameter and any cold or allergy would narrow the airway to a greater degree than in adults. As the airway ... Read More
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thanks for the answer. I went to see the doctor yesterday because I had a low grade fever and sinus pain. I am on amox now for sinusitis.
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Thank u for your time. Why does my Dr act like I will die if I stop treatments. Hr did a bone marrow came back inconclusive. thank you again
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Went to the doctor and was told it is bronchitis. It's cleared a lot!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, OH
Graduated 1973MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. FLA
Completed 1977
Awards
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Top Doctor, Second Place, Washington, DC - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Washington, DC - Winter
2013
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