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Ms. Lila C. Kertz, DNP, CPNP-CE, APRN, PNP is a pediatric allergist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in pediatric allergy. Ms. Lila C. Kertz, DNP, CPNP-CE, APRN, PNP is affiliated with Washington University Physicians, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL).
1 Childrens Place
Saint Louis, MO 63110
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13001 North Outer 40 Road
Town and Country, MO 63017
5114 Midamerica Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63129
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 has a state license in Missouri.
Licensed In: Missouri
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Ms. Lila Kertz is a specialist in pediatric allergy in Saint Louis, MO and Town and Country, MO. These areas are among her clinical interests: asthma and food allergy. Ms. Kertz is affiliated with Washington University Physicians and St. Louis Children's Hospital.