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Dr. Michele Renee Tucker, DO, FAAP is a pediatrician in Lakeland, FL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Michele Renee Tucker, DO, FAAP is affiliated with AdventHealth and Pediatric Associates.
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. Michele Renee Tucker, DO, FAAP graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. She completed residency at Akron Children's Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - null and has a state license in Ohio.
Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (2001)
Residency: Akron Children's Hospital
Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - null
Licensed In: Ohio
Dr. Michele Renee Tucker, DO, FAAP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michele Renee Tucker, DO, FAAP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$83
BEXSERO $49 |
ROTARIX $19 |
PEDIARIX $15 |
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$57
VYVANSE $37 |
MYDAYIS $20 |
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$47
COMIRNATY $20 |
EUCRISA $14 |
PREVNAR - 13 $13 |
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$40
Menveo $40 |
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$34
SKLICE $34 |
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$31
GARDASIL 9 $17 |
VAXNEUVANCE $14 |
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Dr. Michele Tucker's medical specialty is general pediatrics. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Tucker include newborn care and asthma. She is professionally affiliated with AdventHealth and Pediatric Associates. According to AdventHealth, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Lakeland, FL. She trained at Akron Children's Hospital for residency.
