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Dr. Jennie M. Austin, MD is a physician provider in O'Fallon, MO specializing in physician and general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Jennie M. Austin, MD is affiliated with SSM Health.
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. Jennie M. Austin, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1999. She completed residency at University of Missouri Health System. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics Missouri State Board of Registration and has a state license in Missouri.
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1999)
Residency: University of Missouri Health System (2002)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics Missouri State Board of Registration
Licensed In: Missouri
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This physician is affiliated with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Dr. Austin completed medical school and residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she was the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident of the Year. She completed her undergraduate training in biology at Missouri State University, where she graduated magna cum laude in the Honors College. Dr. Austin has been practicing pediatric medicine since 2002. She was in private practice in Washington State for three years and then joined a practice in Jefferson City to be closer to family. She practiced in Jefferson City for seven years and most recently worked in a pediatric urgent care in Kansas City while her husband completed dental school.
