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Dr. Durdana Iram, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Columbia, MO specializing in pediatric pulmonology. She graduated from Khyber Medical College. Dr. Durdana Iram, MD is affiliated with University of Missouri Health Care.
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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. Durdana Iram, MD graduated from Khyber Medical College. She completed residency at Tod Children's Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology and has a state license in Missouri.
Medical School: Khyber Medical College
Residency: Tod Children's Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology
Licensed In: Missouri
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Dr. Durdana Iram, who practices in Columbia, MO, is a medical specialist in pediatric pulmonology. Dr. Iram's areas of clinical interest consist of premature babies, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and asthma. She is professionally affiliated with the University of Missouri Health Care. She graduated from Khyber Medical College and then she performed her residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Tod Children's Hospital.
