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Dr. Gabriel Nicolas Guzman, MD is a pulmonologist in Walnut Creek, CA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and adult critical care. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Gabriel Nicolas Guzman, MD is affiliated with John Muir Health.
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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. Gabriel Nicolas Guzman, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of IM/Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in Minnesota.
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Certification: American Board of IM/Pulmonary Disease
Licensed In: Minnesota
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Dr. Gabriel Guzman's medical specialty is adult critical care and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Dr. Guzman (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish and Portuguese. His areas of expertise consist of sleep disorders, lung cancer, and asthma. Dr. Guzman is professionally affiliated with John Muir Health. He is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Guzman completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota. He welcomes new patients at his office inWalnut Creek, CA as reported by John Muir Health.
