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Dr. Natalie Kurtz, MD, MS, FAAP is a pediatrician in Goshen, IN specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Natalie Kurtz, MD, MS, FAAP is affiliated with Goshen Health.
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. Natalie Kurtz, MD, MS, FAAP graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Pediatrics Riley Children s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. She has a state license in Indiana.
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics Riley Children s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Licensed In: Indiana
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Dr. Natalie Kurtz sees patients in Goshen, IN. Her medical specialty is general pediatrics. In her practice, Dr. Kurtz focuses on asthma and chronic illness. She is affiliated with Goshen Health. Goshen Health reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Goshen, IN. She studied medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine.
