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Dr. Cheryl D. Courtlandt, MD is a pediatrician in Charlotte, NC specializing in general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine. She graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1983 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Cheryl D. Courtlandt, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health.
1000 Blythe Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203
1350 S Kings Drive
Charlotte, NC 28207
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. Cheryl D. Courtlandt, MD graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1983. She completed residency at Montefiore Medical Center. She has a state license in North Carolina.
Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1983)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Licensed In: North Carolina
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Dr. Cheryl Courtlandt practices pediatric hospital medicine and general pediatrics in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Courtlandt studied medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She trained at Montefiore Medical Center for her residency. Her clinical interests include infections, asthma, and chronic illness. Dr. Courtlandt is affiliated with Atrium Health.