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Dr. Kirtana Sai Ratna Ghandikota, MD is a pediatrician in Brighton, MI specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2019 and has 5 years of experience. Dr. Kirtana Sai Ratna Ghandikota, MD is affiliated with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) and Integrated Healthcare Associates (IHA).
2305 Genoa Business Park Drive Suite 240
Brighton, MI 48114
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. Kirtana Sai Ratna Ghandikota, MD graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2019. She completed residency at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Michigan.
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2019)
Residency: UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (2022)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Michigan
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Dr. Kirtana Ghandikota is a specialist in general pediatrics. Dr. Ghandikota's areas of expertise include the following: acne and asthma. She is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and a graduate of UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital's residency program. She is conversant in Telugu. Dr. Ghandikota is affiliated with Integrated Healthcare Associates (IHA).