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Dr. Dimple Damani, MD is a pediatrician in Northbrook, IL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2007 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Dimple Damani, MD is affiliated with Endeavor Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Medicine.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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. Dimple Damani, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2007. She completed residency at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is certified by the Pediatrics and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (2007)
Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (2010)
Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: Illinois
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Dr. Dimple Damani practices general pediatrics in Chicago, IL, Vernon Hills, IL, and Highland Park, IL. Dr. Damani's areas of clinical interest consist of asthma and preventive care. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Private Practice, and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. After completing medical school at Medical College of Wisconsin, she performed her residency at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
