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Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helen Padden, MD for Medicare patients.
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Dr. Helen Padden, MD is an internist in Wauwatosa, WI specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2017 and has 7 years of experience. Dr. Helen Padden, MD is affiliated with Froedtert Health, FROEDTERT ANDTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC and Froedtert Health.
1155 North Mayfair Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
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.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helen Padden, MD for Medicare patients.
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Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helen Padden, MD for Medicare patients.
doctor visit | 17 |
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Dr. Helen Padden, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2017. She completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Wisconsin.
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (2017)
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (2021)
Licensed In: Wisconsin
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Dr. Helen Padden is a specialist in general internal medicine and general pediatrics in Wauwatosa, WI. Dr. Padden attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. For her professional training, Dr. Padden completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin. In her practice, she is particularly interested in diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), and asthma. She is professionally affiliated with Froedtert Health.