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Dr. Cynthia M. Smoot, MD, FAAP is a pediatrician in Kingwood, TX specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Cynthia M. Smoot, MD, FAAP is affiliated with Texas Children's, HCA Houston Healthcare, Texas Children's Pediatrics Humble Kingwood and HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood.
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. Cynthia M. Smoot, MD, FAAP graduated from Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1999. She completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Texas.
Medical School: Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine (1999)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (2002)
Licensed In: Texas
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Cynthia M. Smoot, MD, FAAP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$503
JORNAY PM $475 |
Jornay PM 20mg capsules (Bottle of 100) $28 |
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AZSTARYS $448 |
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VYVANSE $305 |
MYDAYIS $60 |
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DOC BAND $283 |
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JORNAY PM $246 |
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$1,598
NEFFY $185 |
TZIELD $174 |
QUILLIVANT XR $121 |
GARDASIL9 $81 |
Onyda XR $81 |
Other $956 |
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