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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, Hill Physicians and MUIR PULMONARY CRITICAL 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. Gabriel Nicolas Guzman, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. 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 Medical Center, Fairview
Board Certification: Certification: American Board of IM/Pulmonary Disease
Licensed In: Minnesota
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Dr. Gabriel Nicolas Guzman, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Humana, Chinese Community Health Plan, Central Health Plan and Canopy Health.
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Dr. Gabriel Guzman is a specialist in adult critical care and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). He works in Walnut Creek, CA. These areas are among Dr. Guzman's clinical interests: sleep disorders, lung cancer, and intensive care. He is affiliated with Hill Physicians and John Muir Health. He usually is in-network for Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Guzman's practice in Walnut Creek, CA is open to new patients as reported by Hill Physicians. He is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview's residency program. Dr. Guzman (or staff) speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
