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Riley Joseph Wilcox, PA is in Winchester, VA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Riley Joseph Wilcox, PA is affiliated with Valley Health , Winchester Hospital, VALLEY PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE INC and Valley Health Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists.
Valley Health Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists
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 has a state license in Virginia.
Licensed In: Virginia
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Mr. Riley Wilcox works as a pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). These areas are among his clinical interests: asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Mr. Wilcox's professional affiliations include Valley Health and Winchester Hospital. According to Valley Health , he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Winchester, VA.
