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Dr. Amanda C. McCaulley, MD is a pediatrician in Wheaton, IL specializing in general pediatrics. Dr. Amanda C. McCaulley, MD is affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, PediaTrust-Wheaton Pediatrics and Pedia Trust-Wheaton Pediatrics.
1725 S Naperville Road Suite 100
Wheaton, IL 60189
3860 W Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60623
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
She completed residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. She has a state license in Illinois.
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (2009)
Licensed In: Illinois
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Amanda C. McCaulley, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
Cranial Technologies, Inc |
$31
DOC BAND $31 |
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Food and Beverage | $31 |
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Dr. Amanda McCaulley's area of specialization is general pediatrics. Areas of particular interest for Dr. McCaulley include tropical diseases, asthma, and travel medicine. After attending Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. McCaulley completed her residency training at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. She is affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Medicine.