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Dr. Joseph Patrick Edralin, MD is a pediatrician in The Woodlands, TX specializing in general pediatrics. Dr. Joseph Patrick Edralin, MD is affiliated with Pediatrix, Memorial Hermann, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital and Pediatrix Neonatology of Houston.
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital
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.
He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics and has a state license in Texas.
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals (1993)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics
Licensed In: Texas
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph Patrick Edralin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$715
FLUARIX QUADRIVALENT $319 |
ROTARIX $142 |
BEXSERO $116 |
PEDIARIX $114 |
Menveo $24 |
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$354
SYNAGIS $354 |
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$328
DOC BAND $328 |
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$93
Crysvita $53 |
$39 |
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$92
PREVNAR 20 $52 |
QUILLIVANT XR $28 |
TRUMENBA $12 |
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$835
Dyanavel XR $91 |
EpiPen $78 |
Strensiq $73 |
VYVANSE $59 |
SYNAGIS $42 |
Other $492 |
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Dr. Joseph Edralin sees patients in The Woodlands, TX, Shenandoah, TX, and Houston, TX. His medical specialty is general pediatrics. For his residency, Dr. Edralin trained at Shands HealthCare and a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Areas of expertise for Dr. Edralin include newborn care, asthma, and gastrostomy (G-tube insertion). In addition to English, Dr. Edralin speaks Filipino. Dr. Edralin's professional affiliations include Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital and Pediatrix.
