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Ms. Kelly Lynn Halbert, APN is a nurse in Wilmington, DE specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine). Ms. Kelly Lynn Halbert, APN is affiliated with Nemours Children's 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.
She is certified by the Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center/Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and has a state license in Pennsylvania.
Board Certification: Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center/Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Licensed In: Pennsylvania
Ms. Kelly Lynn Halbert, APN is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Ms. Kelly Lynn Halbert, APN appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna HMO, Great-West Healthcare, Fidelis Care, MultiPlan PPO, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicaid, Humana, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Geisinger Health Plan, US Family Health Plan, WellPoint, Three Rivers Provider Network, Insurance Administrators of America, Six Degrees Health-Tribado, Aetna PPO/POS/EPO, Priority Partners John Hopkins, Preferred Healthcare PPO, Carefirst MD Community Health Plan Mcaid, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, Global Medical Managment DE/PA, Lifetrac Transplant, Qualcare HMO/POS/PPO, INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge), Star Healthcare Network and Keystone First CHIP.
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Ms. Kelly Halbert specializes in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Her areas of expertise include the following: cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma, and sleep apnea. Ms. Halbert is professionally affiliated with Nemours Children's Health. She seems to honor several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Fidelis Care, and Coventry.
