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Dr. Susan M. Fuchs, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Chicago, IL specializing in pediatric emergency medicine. She graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 1982 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Susan M. Fuchs, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
225 E. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
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. Susan M. Fuchs, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 1982. She completed residency at Michael Reese Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (1982)
Residency: Michael Reese Hospital (1985)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified)
Licensed In: Illinois
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Dr. Susan Fuchs is a Chicago, IL physician who specializes in pediatric emergency medicine. Clinical interests for Dr. Fuchs include head injury, asthma, and cervical (neck) spine problems. Dr. Fuchs is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She attended Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School and then went on to complete her residency at Michael Reese Hospital.
