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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 The Woodlands Hospital, Memorial Hermann and Pediatrix Neonatology of Houston.
Memorial Hermann
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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$445
FLUARIX QUADRIVALENT $193 |
PEDIARIX $114 |
BEXSERO $65 |
ROTARIX $49 |
Menveo $24 |
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$354
SYNAGIS $354 |
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$282
DOC BAND $282 |
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$93
Crysvita $53 |
$39 |
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$82
ZENPEP $36 |
$46 |
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$754
EpiPen $78 |
Dyanavel XR $76 |
Strensiq $73 |
VYVANSE $59 |
SYNAGIS $42 |
Other $427 |
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Dr. Joseph Edralin's specialty is general pediatrics. He is especially interested in newborn care, asthma, and gastrostomy (G-tube insertion). Dr. Edralin's hospital/clinic affiliations include Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital and Pediatrix. His training includes residency programs at Shands HealthCare and a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Edralin has received the following distinction: Texas Super Doctors. He speaks Filipino.
