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Dr. Stephen Ray Reeves, MD, PhD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Seattle, WA specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. Dr. Stephen Ray Reeves, MD, PhD is affiliated with Seattle Children's.
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 completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Pediatrics and has a state license in California.
Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: California
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Dr. Stephen Reeves is a Seattle, WA physician who specializes in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. In his practice, he is particularly interested in asthma, chronic respiratory failure, and chronic cough. For his professional training, Dr. Reeves completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is affiliated with Seattle Children's. He welcomes new patients at his office inSeattle, WA as reported by Seattle Children's.
