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Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Benipal, DO is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Southborough, MA specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology and internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Benipal, DO is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Reliant Medical Group.
24-28 Newton Street 508) 460-3145
Southborough, MA 01772
3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia Vamc (642)
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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.
She completed residency at Pediatrics. She is certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Residency: Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Allergy and Immunology American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Benipal, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
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Dr. Jaspreet Benipal is a specialist in pediatric allergy & immunology. These areas are among her clinical interests: drug allergy, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and asthma. Dr. Benipal's hospital/clinic affiliations include Reliant Medical Group and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She has an open panel in Southborough, MA according to Reliant Medical Group.
