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Dr. Lida Mohtasham, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Long Beach, CA specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. Dr. Lida Mohtasham, MD is affiliated with Torrance Memorial, Long Beach Medical Center, Greater Newport Physicians, MemorialCare, MemorialCare Medical Group, Edinger Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians and Miller Children s & Women s Hospital Long Beach.
Torrance Memorial
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 completed residency at West Virginia University Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Pennsylvania.
Residency: West Virginia University Affiliated Hospitals (2008)
Licensed In: Pennsylvania
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lida Mohtasham, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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Dr. Lida Mohtasham practices pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics in Long Beach, CA. Her areas of expertise include cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma. For her residency, Dr. Mohtasham trained at a hospital affiliated with West Virginia University. Dr. Mohtasham is conversant in Persian. She is affiliated with Greater Newport Physicians, Long Beach Medical Center, and MemorialCare Medical Group.
