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Dr. Fred McDaniel Atkins, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Aurora, CO specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology. He graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1975 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. Fred McDaniel Atkins, MD is affiliated with Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado Medicine.
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
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. Fred McDaniel Atkins, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1975. He completed residency at Memorial Hermann. He has a state license in Colorado.
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (1975)
Residency: Memorial Hermann (1978)
Licensed In: Colorado
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Fred McDaniel Atkins, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$122
Aerospan $122 |
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$78
Ruconest $78 |
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GENERAL BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY $59 |
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Dr. Fred Atkins' specialty is pediatric allergy & immunology. In his practice, Dr. Atkins focuses on asthma and allergies. Dr. Atkins studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. His residency was performed at Memorial Hermann and a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Atkins is affiliated with Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado Medicine.
