Dr. Mohammed B. Al-Charakh, MD is a pulmonologist in Ypsilanti, MI specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Baghdad. Dr. Mohammed B. Al-Charakh, MD is affiliated with Trinity Health, Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, Trinity Health Livingston Hospital, IHA HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION, Trinity Health Livonia Hospital and Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital.
5333 Mcauley Drive Suite 3111
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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. Mohammed B. Al-Charakh, MD for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mohammed B. Al-Charakh, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Ypsilanti, MI were pulmonary testing.
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Dr. Mohammed B. Al-Charakh, MD graduated from University of Baghdad. He completed residency at Creighton University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in Michigan.
Medical School: University of Baghdad
Residency: Creighton University Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Licensed In: Michigan
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Dr. Mohammed Al-Charakh's medical specialty is adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He is especially interested in intensive care, pleural effusion (water on the lungs), and asthma. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Creighton University, Dr. Al-Charakh attended medical school at the University of Baghdad. Dr. Al-Charakh is professionally affiliated with Trinity Health IHA Medical Group.
