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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD in 2021
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension.
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Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD is a pulmonologist in Weymouth, MA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 2016 and has 9 years of experience. Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD is affiliated with South Shore Health and COASTAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES.
55 Fogg Road
Weymouth, MA 02190
55 Fogg Road
Weymouth, MA 02190
101 The City Drive S
Orange, CA 92868
2051 Marengo Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033
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.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Weymouth, MA were hospital care and inpatient care.
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Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD.
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The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.
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Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 2016. He completed residency at University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Pulmo and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (2016)
Residency: University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Board Certification: Pulmo
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Drew S. Sheldon, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
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Dr. Drew Sheldon is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He works in Weymouth, MA and South Weymouth, MA. His areas of expertise consist of intensive care, asthma, and palliative care. Dr. Sheldon is affiliated with South Shore Health. He attended Loma Linda University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Irvine.