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Dr. Kristina Roth, MD is an adolescent medicine doctor in Virginia Beach, VA specializing in adolescent medicine, neonatology, general pediatrics and urgent care. She graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Kristina Roth, MD is affiliated with Children's Specialty Group and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.
3960 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
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. Kristina Roth, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed residency at Children's National Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Virginia.
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Children's National Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Virginia
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Dr. Kristina Roth specializes in urgent care, general pediatrics, and adolescent medicine. Dr. Roth's areas of expertise include asthma. She is affiliated with Children's Specialty Group and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and a graduate of Children's National Medical Center's residency program.