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Dr. Raga Deepak Reddy Palagiri, MD is a pulmonologist in Conway, AR specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). Dr. Raga Deepak Reddy Palagiri, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health (Arkansas), Arkansas Health Group (AHG) and Baptist Health Pulmonology-Conway.
625 United Drive Suite 360
Conway, AR 72032
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.
He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonology and has a state license in Arkansas.
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonology
Licensed In: Arkansas
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Dr. Raga Deepak Palagiri's specialties are critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology. Dr. Palagiri's areas of expertise include mediastinal disease, swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), and lung mass. He is professionally affiliated with Arkansas Health Group (AHG).