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Dr. Lisa R. Pavlovic, MD is a pediatrician in Bridgeport, CT specializing in general pediatrics. Dr. Lisa R. Pavlovic, MD is affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital.
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
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 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. She has a state license in Massachusetts.
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Lisa R. Pavlovic, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Lisa R. Pavlovic, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), Aetna, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, First Health, Prime Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.
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Dr. Lisa Pavlovic's specialty is general pediatrics. Areas of expertise for Dr. Pavlovic include schooling, child abuse, and asthma. She usually is in-network for Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Pavlovic studied medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Pavlovic trained at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth for her residency. She is conversant in Spanish. She is professionally affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. Dr. Pavlovic has an open panel in BRIDGEPORT, CT according to Yale New Haven Health.
