Dr. Matthew Steven Krantz, MD is an allergist and immunologist in Nashville, TN specializing in allergy & immunology and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2016 and has 8 years of experience. Dr. Matthew Steven Krantz, MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt Health, Saint Thomas Medical Partners and BEAMAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES, PC.
2611 West End Avenue Suite 210
Nashville, TN 37203
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3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232
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. Matthew Steven Krantz, MD for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew Steven Krantz, MD treated as an allergist and immunologist in Nashville, TN were hospital care and inpatient care.
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Dr. Matthew Steven Krantz, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2016. He has a state license in Tennessee.
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2016)
Licensed In: Tennessee
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Dr. Matthew Krantz's specialty is allergy & immunology. He has indicated that his clinical interests include asthma and allergies. Dr. Krantz is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. His professional affiliations include Vanderbilt Health and Saint Thomas Medical Partners.
