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Dr. Diana Y. Chen, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Oakland, CA specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. She graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2008 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Diana Y. Chen, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and LPCH MEDICAL GROUP DIV OF LUCILE.
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
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. Diana Y. Chen, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2008. She completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in California.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (2008)
Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (2011)
Board Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (2011)
Licensed In: California
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Diana Y. Chen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$111
PERTZYE 8000 250 CAPS $40 |
Pertzye $39 |
CUROSURF 3ML $32 |
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$103
TOBI $103 |
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$100
Creon $100 |
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$60
Sleep Disorder Breathing $60 |
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$54
PERTZYE 16000 250 CAPS $31 |
PERTZYE 8000 250 CAPS $23 |
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$335
ZENPEP $32 |
AirwayClearanceDevice $27 |
Airway Clearance Device $24 |
V512 $24 |
NUCALA $21 |
Other $205 |
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Dr. Diana Chen specializes in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics and practices in Palo Alto, CA and Oakland, CA. Her areas of expertise include the following: cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma. She obtained her medical school training at Boston University School of Medicine and performed her residency at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Chen (or staff) is conversant in Mandarin and Spanish. She is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health.
