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Timothy Stephen Yeh, PHARMD is a clinical pharmacist in Little Falls, MN specializing in clinical pharmacy. Timothy Stephen Yeh, PHARMD is affiliated with Allina Health.
1105 2nd Avenue Ne
Little Falls, MN 56345
1110 Yankee Doodle Road
Eagan, MN 55121
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.
He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Pharmacy and has a state license in Minnesota.
Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Board Certification: Pharmacy
Licensed In: Minnesota
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Mr. Timothy Yeh is a specialist in clinical pharmacy in Little Falls, MN and Eagan, MN. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota for residency. His clinical interests include diabetes, anticoagulants (blood thinners), and asthma. Mr. Yeh is affiliated with Allina Health.