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Dr. Gerd B. McGwire, MD, PhD is a hospitalist in Columbus, OH specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2001 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Gerd B. McGwire, MD, PhD is affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC) and Ohio State University WMC.
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
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. Gerd B. McGwire, MD, PhD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2001. She completed residency at University of Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Pediatric Hospital Medicine and has a state license in Ohio.
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (2001)
Residency: University of Chicago Affiliated Hospitals (2004)
Board Certification: Board Certification: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Licensed In: Ohio
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Dr. Gerd McGwire practices hospital medicine (hospitalist) and general pediatrics in Columbus, OH. She speaks Swedish. She is professionally affiliated with Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and Nationwide Children's Hospital. After attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago for medical school, Dr. McGwire completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Chicago.
