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Dr. Sima K. Ramratnam, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Madison, WI specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology. She graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. Sima K. Ramratnam, MD is affiliated with UW Health and University of Wisconsin Health (UW Health).
1675 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
451 Junction Road
Madison, WI 53717
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. Sima K. Ramratnam, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. She completed residency at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is certified by the Allergy & Immunology Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology and has a state license in Wisconsin.
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School
Residency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Board Certification: Allergy & Immunology Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
Licensed In: Wisconsin
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sima K. Ramratnam, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$3,300
DUPIXENT $3,300 |
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$1,401
DUPIXENT $1,401 |
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$25
FASENRA $13 |
SYMBICORT $12 |
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Dr. Sima Ramratnam's specialty is pediatric allergy & immunology. Dr. Ramratnam's areas of expertise include the following: drug allergy, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and asthma. She is affiliated with UW Health. She attended Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School and then went on to complete her residency at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
