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Dr. Mira Mandal, MD is a pulmonologist in Camden, NJ specializing in adult pulmonology. She graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Mira Mandal, MD is affiliated with Cooper University Health Care and CMC DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GROUP PA.
2 Cooper Plaza
Camden, NJ 08103
303 Central Avenue Suite 4, Unit B
Mantua Township, NJ 08234
400 Nj-38
Moorestown, NJ 08057
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. Mira Mandal, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. She completed residency at Staten Island University Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Diseases) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sleep Medicine) and has a state license in New Jersey.
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Diseases) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sleep Medicine)
Licensed In: New Jersey
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Dr. Mira Mandal's specialty is adult pulmonology. She has a special interest in emphysema, shortness of breath (dyspnea), and asthma. Dr. Mandal is professionally affiliated with Cooper University Health Care. She is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and a graduate of Staten Island University Hospital's residency program.