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Dr. Kurtis Todd Sobush, MD is a physician provider in O'Fallon, MO specializing in physician, general pediatrics, pediatric gastroenterology and pediatric pulmonology. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Kurtis Todd Sobush, MD is affiliated with SSM Health and SLUCare Physician Group.
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. Kurtis Todd Sobush, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology Missouri State Board of Registration and has a state license in Missouri.
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine (2005)
Residency: St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals (2008)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology Missouri State Board of Registration
Licensed In: Missouri
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Dr. Sobush treats asthma, chronic cough, airway malformations, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary disorders related to neuromuscular weakness, prematurity, tracheostomy care, chronic home ventilation and chronic aspiration. As director of the Complex Medical Care Program, he manages children with medical complexity to minimize unexpected care complications in both the hospital and clinical environment. Dr. Sobush teams with patients' families, primary care providers, and home health companies to use state-of-the-art home ventilator technologies to aid transition from hospital to home with optimal safety. Dr. Sobush is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
