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Dr. Vasanthi Pugazhendhi, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in PORT MATILDA, PA specializing in pediatric pulmonology. She graduated from Madurai Medical College.
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. Vasanthi Pugazhendhi, MD graduated from Madurai Medical College. She completed residency at University Hospital of Brooklyn. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics: Pediatric Pulmonology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.
Medical School: Madurai Medical College
Residency: University Hospital of Brooklyn
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics: Pediatric Pulmonology
Licensed In: Pennsylvania
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Dr Pugazhendhi is a board-certified and fellowship-trained specialist in pediatric pulmonary medicine. Her clinical interests include cystic fibrosis, asthma and chronic lung disease. Dr Pugazhendhi earned her medical degree from Madurai Medical College in India. She then moved to the United States to complete her residency and fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the State University of New York, University Hospital of Brooklyn. Dr Pugazhendhi is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric pulmonology. She speaks English, Hindi and Tamil.
