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Dr. Jason Arnold, MD is a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), physician, critical care (intensive care medicine) and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2019 and has 7 years of experience. Dr. Jason Arnold, MD is affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute.
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. Jason Arnold, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2019. He completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (2019)
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2022)
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)
Licensed In: Illinois
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Dr. Jason Arnold's area of specialization is adult pulmonology. He is professionally affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
