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Dr. Katherine F M Hesse, MD, MPH is an emergency medicine doctor in Stamford, CT specializing in pediatric emergency medicine and general practice. She graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Katherine F M Hesse, MD, MPH is affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital.
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
Lawrence + Memorial 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.
Dr. Katherine F M Hesse, MD, MPH graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1990. She completed residency at Seattle Children's Hospital. She has a state license in Connecticut.
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1990)
Residency: Seattle Children's Hospital
Licensed In: Connecticut
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Dr. Katherine Hesse's specialty is pediatric emergency medicine. She obtained her medical school training at Tufts University School of Medicine and Brown University, Alpert Medical School and performed her residency at Children's Hospital Boston and a hospital affiliated with the University of Washington. Dr. Hesse has indicated that her clinical interests include concussion and asthma. She is affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. Lawrence + Memorial Hospital reports that she is closed to new patients at this time.
