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Dr. Ankita Tewari Gupta, MD is a pediatrician in Plano, TX specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2018 and has 6 years of experience. Dr. Ankita Tewari Gupta, MD is affiliated with Children's Health (Texas), UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health System.
7601 Preston Road
Plano, TX 75024
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.
Dr. Ankita Tewari Gupta, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2018. She completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Texas.
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2018)
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals (2021)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Texas
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Dr. Ankita Gupta is a specialist in general pediatrics. She has indicated that her clinical interests include asthma and hospital care. Dr. Gupta's hospital/clinic affiliations include Children's Health (Texas) and UT Southwestern Medical Center. She studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Gupta trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas for residency.