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Dr. Yotam Weiner, MD is a pulmonologist in Charlotte, NC specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). Dr. Yotam Weiner, MD is affiliated with Novant Health and NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC.
1918 Randolph Road Suite 580
Charlotte, NC 28207
100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
3601 W 13 Mile Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073
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 Internal Medicine - Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. He is certified by the Pulmonary Disease Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.
Residency: Internal Medicine - Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (2021)
Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Licensed In: North Carolina
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Dr. Yotam Weiner's areas of specialization are critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology; he sees patients in Charlotte, NC. Clinical interests for Dr. Weiner include asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and lung nodule. In addition to English, he speaks Hebrew. He is professionally affiliated with Novant Health. Dr. Weiner has an open panel in Charlotte, NC according to Novant Health.
