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Dr. Aubri Waters, MD, MAY is a pediatrician in Fort Worth, TX specializing in general pediatrics, immunology and allergy. She graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. Dr. Aubri Waters, MD, MAY is affiliated with Cook Children's, Cook Children's Physician Network and Cook Children's Immunology.
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. Aubri Waters, MD, MAY graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. She completed residency at Madigan Army Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Allergy and Immunology and has a state license in Nebraska.
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Allergy and Immunology
Licensed In: Nebraska
Dr. Aubri Waters, MD, MAY is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Aubri Waters, MD, MAY appears to accept the following insurance providers: MultiPlan Inc/PHCS, Cigna Healthcare of Texas, Aetna, Galaxy Healthcare Network, EHN- Employers Health Network, Providence Health Alliance, First Health Network, United Healthcare PPO/EPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO, HealthSmart Payors Organization/HealthSmart, Imagine Health, USA Managed Care Organizations, Baylor Scott and White Health Plan, Fort Worth Firefighters 440, HealthScope and Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthSelect of Texas.
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Dr. Aubri Waters' areas of specialization are allergy and general pediatrics; she sees patients in Fort Worth, TX, Fort Sam Houston, TX, and Jbsa Lackland, TX. Her areas of expertise include asthma and allergies. She is professionally affiliated with Cook Children's Physician Network. Dr. Waters takes Blue California, HealthSmart, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Fort Worth, TX.
