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Dr. Stephanie Pocsik, MD is a pediatrician in Webster, TX specializing in general pediatrics. Dr. Stephanie Pocsik, MD is affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital (TCH), HCA Houston Healthcare, HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake and HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland.
16 Professional Park Drive
Webster, TX 77598
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.
She completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She has a state license in Texas.
Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (1991)
Licensed In: Texas
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephanie Pocsik, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
Pfizer Inc. |
$597
QUILLIVANT XR $448 |
EUCRISA $104 |
TRUMENBA $35 |
PREVNAR - 13 $10 |
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Shire North American Group Inc |
$427
VYVANSE $350 |
MYDAYIS $77 |
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Tris Pharma Inc |
$389
QUILLIVANT XR $185 |
Dyanavel XR $123 |
Quillivant $81 |
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GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
$382
BEXSERO $210 |
Menveo $42 |
PEDIARIX $36 |
MENHIBRIX $31 |
FLOVENT $26 |
Other $36 |
Neos Therapeutics, LP |
$369
Adzenys XR-ODT $218 |
COTEMPLA XR-ODT $151 |
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Other |
$2,207
DOC BAND $199 |
AeroMaskLarge $187 |
EpiPen $166 |
GARDASIL $150 |
GARDASIL9 $118 |
Other $1,388 |
Food and Beverage | $4,221 |
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Consulting Fee | $150 |
Dr. Stephanie Pocsik is a general pediatrics specialist in Webster, TX. She has indicated that her clinical interests include asthma. She is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare. Dr. Pocsik trained at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for residency.