Dr. William Carlos
Critical Care
Indianapolis, IN
22 years experience male
Locations
Office
Brownsburg, IN
Phone
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Indianapolis, IN
About
Bio
http://medicine.iupui.edu/pulmonary/faculty/viewPULMFaculty.aspx?facID=5449 Husband, father, physician.
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.
Critical Care
Internal Medicine
Pulmonology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
91 Answers
7 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
No: No. Sometimes patients have both low protein and low blood pressure but it is not a cause of it. Low protein can lead to extravascular fluid accumul... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Hard to say: Lots of possibilities... Primary biliary cirrhosis, alcohol, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to name a few.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Total: Total protection; too much sun is no fun; ahhhhh sunscreen.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Hypotension: Lightheadedness
dizziness
fainting
cool extremities
confusion
poor capillary refill time
dizziness w/ standing up.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Rarely: Rarely that young unless you have Alpha 1 antitrypsin disease...Don't smoke!
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Airflow: Obstruction impedes flow if air out of lungs...Asthma or emphysema. Restriction means a shrinking of the lungs...Fibrosis or obesity or neuromuscular... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Hard to say...: Could be pleurisy. Could be your gallbladder. Depends on timing, duration of symptoms, and character of symptoms.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Time: Chronic means whatever condition you have has been going in for more than 3 months.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Some: Some people believe that yoga is just a "stretching" program but it also builds core strength.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
What: What is a good exercise heart rate range for me? When should I "slow down?" how often?
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Good: Good to check their weight regularly to make sure they are getting enough nutrition.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Vita: Vitamin d deficiency is an under-appreciated problem. Take oral supplementation & get mild sunlight.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Years: Years depending on if they are able to avoid infections and receive good medical care.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Both: Both lupus and clot history put you at risk for pulm htn.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Gallbladder?: Sounds like you may have a problem with your gallbladder or pancreas...Go see your md for testing.
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A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Emphysema: These changes occur when enzymes in your lung destroy alveoli causing the loss of gas exchange surface area... Smoking is the most common cause of inc... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Hard to say: Hard to say but i would take plenty of fluids as dehydration may be playing a role.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Not necessarily: While you may feel "weak" if your blood pressure is low (especially if you are dehydrated) they are not usually correlated.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Furosemide: Furosemide or Lasix (furosemide) is the most popular.
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A female asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Hard to say: If your bronchitis was caused by an infection it should have cleared up by now unless your immune system is weakened or your lungs are abnormal in som... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Infection?: Could have a boil or infection in there from an infected hair follice. Sounds likes something that needs to be looked at by an md and may need antibi... Read More
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A member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Give it time: You just need time to build up again...I wouldn't be concerned after just 2 days. Remember to stay hydrated so as not to get constipated.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Facts: Common in blacks, effects mainly lungs but can affect eyes, skin, and heart. Treated with steroids. No known cause. Can go away on its own.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Systemic : The lungs oxygenate the blood then return it to the heart to be pumped to the body.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
No: If you are truly concerned about a paracetamol overdose you should go and get your levels checked to determine if you are in need of IV acetylcysteine... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Relax: The best thing to do is time your respirations and slow yourself down.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Hard breathing: You will be asked to take deep breaths, forcefully exhale, and to hold your breath at times.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
It depends: It depends on where it is leaking from. If it is leaking from the line itself it needs to be replaced. If it is leaking from the end or one of the c... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
No: No you cannot. However, the damage to your liver may manifest later. As you can see from the nomogram, hepatic toxicity can be seen hours after the ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
No: This depends on your age and the amount and type of vitamin. Children have to be particularly careful.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Hard to say: You may still be dehydrated. Some disease like diabetes and urinary track infections case you to pee often and will quickly dehydrate you and make yo... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Yes: Yes, for quick relief either of those are effective.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Agree: I agree with the other poster, if this indeed is the case, as a pulmonary specialist, i would want to do a work up on your that may include breathing ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Symptom control: If you are not having fevers chances are it is a virus and you just need to utilize symptomatic relief...Cough suppressants, mucolytics, and anti-hist... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Tonsils?: Do you still have your tonsils? While they must have looked "normal" during scope i wonder if removal may help. Do certain foods exacerbate? Unilat... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Depends: Shortness of breath that is worsening is a common reason to see an md.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Yes: Yes you can but it may occur again and you will be high risk... Seek counsel of your obstetrician first.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Mites: You may have a dust mite allergy to your pillow or mattress...Try wrapping in hypoallergenic materials or mattress covers.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
X-ray: It is something inside the lung that causes a white appearance on x-ray... Many causes.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Scarring: Fibrosis is scarring of the lung...Your lifespan depends on if the fibrosis spreads and how fast it may spread... This varies depending on the cause o... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Avoid: Avoid high salt containing foods and eat lots of fruits and veggies.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Ventilator: Overbreathing the set rate on the ventilator is a sign as is the presence of certain reflexes.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Avoid: Avoid topical steroids on your face. This can lead to excess wrinkling.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
Bronchitis: You may have post-viral bronchitis. This can last for weeks. Or, you may have developed an ear infection. Hard to say short of a clinical exam.
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Critical Care 22 years experience
No: COPD is DX with pulm function tests which are objective.
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A 62-year-old male asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Can be: Pleura surrounds the lungs and pain here is referred to as pleurisy.
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Carlosanswered
Critical Care 22 years experience
No: Actually, it is helpful to maintain a good range of motion so the surrounding muscles and ligaments do not tighten up on you. It should heal just fin... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Soon: Black widow bites can become ulcerated and this can lead to infection. It is important that your tetanus protection is up to date. Also, the wound m... Read More
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Blood loss: If your hemoglobin levels are low before surgery we know that they will fall even lower from blood loss during surgery. Thus, blood products are ofte... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Critical Care 22 years experience
Medication induced: An induced coma is where doctors administer medications to dull the senses and alleviate pain. This is safe and in fact commonly done for patients wi... Read More
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Dec 16, 2012
I met Dr.Carlos through a fellowship clinic. He is always very kind and understanding. I asked him to always tell me the truth about my health and condition. His caring bedside manner allowed him to t...Read More
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Dec 16, 2012
My family came in contact with Dr.Carlos when he was a fellow in a clinic. He helped my mother get put on the lung transplant list, he helped her get strong enough to endure the surgery. Dr. Carlos ...Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Carlos is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I had ultrasound last year which showed no gallstones but gallbladder was tender when probed. Can RUQ pain relate to LAR surgery?
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank You for your response!
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My blood pressure is usually at 87/55mmHg and I usually feel tired.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Indiana University School of Medicine
Graduated 2005MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Notre Dame
Graduated 2001MD
Residency
St. Vincent Hospital & Health Services
Awards
Introduction to Clinical Medicine Teacher of the Year, Indiana University School of Medicine
Charles Kenner Memorial Award Outstanding Fellow, Indiana University School of Medicine
Top Doctor - Indianapolis Monthly Magazine 2012
Affiliations
American College of Chest Physicians
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Thoracic Society
Publications
Blastomycosis in Indiana
The human metapneumovirus: a case series and review of the literature
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