Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryear
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care
Ft Thomas, KY
24 years experience female
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St Elizabeth Physicians
Florence, KY
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Graduated from UNC-CH School of Medicine in 1999. completed an IM residency at UAB-Birmingham in 2002. Relocated to Miami,FL where I completed a Pulmonary/ Critical Care Medicine Fellowship in 2005. Joined South Dayton Acute Care Consultants in 2005 as an Intensivist. I stayed with the group through 2008. In 2008, I took a job with Patient First Physicians Group in Northern Kentucky where I was able to practice both Pulmonary (inpatient and outpatient) and Critical Care. I remain with this group but under a different name-St Elizabeth Physicians.
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care
Pulmonary Critical Care
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
163 Answers
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
GERD: If you truly have GERD, then you can try some conservative measures to see if the symptoms improve-try not to eat within 2-3 h of going to bed, elevat... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Bradycardia: A heart rate this low may be normal in a well conditioned athlete but less likely to be normal in the general population. Typically not a concern if y... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: Must identify the cause. There are numerous possible triggers for cough. Only by identifying the cause can you effectively formulate a treatment plan.... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Lung disease: Depends on the stage of sarcoid and emphysema. May look normal early on but can vary.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Emphysema: A balanced diet is important. I don't think there are any vitamins that have been shown to benefit lung function specifically. Obesity makes shortness... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: You can eat whatever you want with a productive cough. There are certain people who have dairy intolerance that results in allergy type symptoms so j... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cold: These type if symptoms can also be caused by viruses for which there is often not a specific oral agent or agents used as treatment. Often have to us... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Asthma: Have the child be evaluated by the pediatrician. May need antibiotics as any ENT infection can worsen asthma symptoms and make your little one miserab... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Sore throat/ cough: Otc choloroseptic type sprays/ lozenges. If symptoms worsen-fever, inability to eat/ drink, etc then you need to see a doctor right away.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: May have a virus which can take 7-10 days to run its course . Otc meds such ax tylenol (acetaminophen) and ibuprofen. Stay hydrated and be attentive t... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: You have to identify the cause if possible. There are numerous infectious and non-infecious causes. Your doctor should be able to help sort it out and... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: Yes. Coughing forcefully is the equivalent of a workout for the respiratory and abdominal muscles and can leave them sore. Your running probably compo... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Side effects: There are side effects with almost every medication you take-over the counter and prescription. Difficult to predict who will experience them and to w... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: Yes. There can be bacteria and viruses that are spread when they become airborne.
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Asthma: Unfortunately it is very likely that the cat is causing your asthma to worsen. Pet dander is a common asthma trigger. You can always let your cat stay... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: If you have a cough with sputum production then you have bronchitis-possibly chronic obstructive bronchitis (COPD) given smoking history. Cough howeve... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
COPD : Yes- it is chronic and progressive. Yes-people die from it!
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Asthma: Sounds like you may have asthma and cigarette smoke is one of your triggers. Best to avoid it if possible.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Hypoxia: Best treatment is to normalize oxygen saturation. Unfortunately, there is no cure for hypoxic encephalopathy and often only time tells the degree of ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Asthma: If you are having to use albuterol numerous times a day for shortness of then you would benefit from the steroid Budesonide which has been found to be... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Painful breathing: By definition, you have pleurisy which means pain with breathing. There are numerous causes and while some who have asthma have chest discomfort-pain ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
COPD: That means an acute worsening of breathing in a patient who has been diagnosed with COPD or in some cases where there is enough clinical evidence to s... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Bronchoscope: You will not be aware of your cough or the bronchoscope if adequately sedated. Fairly benign procedure that is usually well tolerated. Good luck!
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Pharyngitis: Could be related to post nasal drip/ inflamed/enlarged tonsils/ gerd depending on what you are calling pharyngitis. Make an appointment to have it che... Read More
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: Could be experiencing allergic rhinitis with post nasal drip given change of seasons. Also may have gerd or viral or bacterial illness. Anything that... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Emphysema: Yes. Sounds like she has a pe (clot in lung) and emphysema (hole in lung). Clot can be treated with blood thinners and emphysema with inhalers/oral me... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Sore throat: Likely a viral illness. Persistent cough from any cause can lead to sore throat. Keep in mind that smoking increases likelihood of respiratory tract i... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Pleurisy: Pain with respiration is pleurisy. Many causes and sometimes cause is never found. If not contraindicated then try taking otc nsaids. If you develop o... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Electronic cigarette: Always difficult to tell what will be an irritant to an asthmatics. Probably one if the biggest benefits of an electronic cigarette is that it preclud... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Lung pain: Sounds like you have pleurisy or some musculoskeletal problem. You need to see someone who can take a complete history and perform a thorough physical... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Breathlessness: Could be asthma/ allergic rhinitis/ anxiety just to name a few. Anything that causes breathlessness/chest discomfort is worth mentioning to your docto... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
COPD: COPD is an umbrella diagnosis and under that umbrella is emphysema, chronic obstructive bronchitis, and some will have an asthmatic component. Associa... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Honey: Always include the pediatrician in these kinds of decisions. After all, now you are eating for two and would not want to do anything that would be har... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Wheezing : Wheezing can come and go. But if after the inhaler, he is still symptomatic and it either does not seem to be improving or is debilitating in its curr... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
1.: 1. What can i take got the symptoms 2. Do i need something to helps maintain my bone density?
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A 80-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: If cough is not better and/ or you are not able to tolerate the antibiotic for the recommended treatment course then make a follow up appt!
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Breaths: The bag is attached to the endo tracheal tube or tracheostomy if those devices are in place. If endo tracheal tube positioning is uncertain, it can be... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: No way to tell that for sure. There are many causes of cough to include airway abnormlities/ parenchymal or lung tissue abnormalities/ vascular abnor... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Virus: May be a virus which can last up to 2 weeks. If symptoms fail to improve see your doctor. Stay hydrated and take otc remedies for fever/muscle aches.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryearanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Asthma: The child may wheeze/ cough/ or just be breathless with activity or in response to fragrances or other triggers. Can also manifest itself as easy fati... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Pneumonia: Viral illnesses can leave you more susceptible to developing bacterial infections to include pneumonia. Not everyone who has a prolonged cough will de... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: The productive nature of the cough is related to the cause. The status of your HIV can increase the likelihood that your cough is due to an opportunis... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Viral infection: Viral illnesses typically evolve over time-so you don't see all the symptoms all at once. What you are describing could be apart of the viral exanthem... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: Tylenol (acetaminophen) products are usually safe as is the chloroseptic spray but make it a habit to always involve your obstetrician in your medicat... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: Have to try to figure out the cause-often more than one!
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Asthma: No. In some patients running/exercise makes asthma worse.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Eating: Eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging. Discuss with your doctor!
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: This can vary. With some viruses the cough resolves within a few days of the viral symptoms but there are some viruses that result in coughing that ca... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Cough: You likely have/had a viral infection which can leave you more susceptible to bacterial infections. If symptoms are getting worse instead of better an... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 24 years experience
Exercise: When you exercise the blood vessels dilate to provide muscles with much needed blood flow. Might just try a cool shower or getting in an air condition... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Brown-Puryear is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Brown-Puryear is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank you. Thank you for letting me know that salbutamol can make you shake. I thought that I had overdosed!
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Thanks for your quick reply! Oh sorry about that, I ment sci spinal cord injury. He is a quadriplegic c3, c4, c5.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I had the shots, but have been catching a lot of flack from other Moms
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
University of Alabama-Birmingham
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