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Dr. Karissa A. Brazauskas, MD is a pediatrician in Boston, MA specializing in general pediatrics. Dr. Karissa A. Brazauskas, MD is affiliated with Boston Medical Center.
Boston Medical Center
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.
She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is certified by the Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Board Certification: Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Karissa A. Brazauskas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Karissa A. Brazauskas, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$265
Creon $265 |
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$236
FASENRA $218 |
SYMBICORT $18 |
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$101
NUCALA $101 |
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$78
DUPIXENT $61 |
DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION $17 |
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$66
Creon $66 |
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$236
XOLAIR $77 |
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $30 |
Cayston $13 |
TOBI $11 |
$105 |
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Dr. Karissa Brazauskas specializes in general practice and pediatric pulmonology. Before performing her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Brazauskas attended Tufts University School of Medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Brazauskas include asthma, interstitial lung disease, and chronic cough. She is affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center. According to Yext, she is not acceping new patients at this time.
