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Dr. Montgomery Zachary, MD, FAAP is a pediatrician in Kingwood, TX specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Montgomery Zachary, MD, FAAP is affiliated with Texas Children's and Texas Children's Pediatrics Kingwood.
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. Montgomery Zachary, MD, FAAP graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Texas.
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
Licensed In: Texas
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Dr. Montgomery Zachary practices general pediatrics in Kingwood, TX. Clinical interests for Dr. Zachary include obesity, newborn care, and acne. Dr. Zachary is professionally affiliated with Texas Children's. She attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. Her medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine.
