Asthma Complexities Center - Cerritos, CACerritos Asthma & Allergy Specialist Doctors for Asthma ComplexitiesType of Physician: Asthma & Allergy Specialist What is a Asthma & Allergy Specialist? A certification by the Board of Allergy & Immunology; practitioners are expert in the evaluation, diagnosis and management of immune disorders. Specialty: Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Common Name: Allergy Doctor Asthma & Allergy Specialist Doctors in Cerritos * Allergy Asthma Sinusitis Medical Clinic Inc  Drs Emil Burger & Roger Nguyen  Allergy & Asthma Care Specialists  Allergy & Asthma Care Specialists  Allergy & Asthma Care Center  Allergy & Asthma Care Center  Allergy Medical Group  Allergy Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Chittur Easwaran MD  Harold C Ochsner MD  Pioneer Medical Group Long Beach  Thomas J Tsou MD  Drs Emil Burger & Roger Nguyen  Allergy & Asthma Clinics of Orange County  F L Harcourt MD Inc  Kenneth T Kim MD  Kenneth T Kim MD  Kenneth T Kim MD  Harriman Jones Medical Group  St Jude Heritage Medical Group Bastanchury  Charles E Groncy MD  Sean LeSon DO  Galant & Lin MDs Inc  Allergy & Asthma Specialists Medical Group  UCI Medical Center  Otto Liao MD  Arthur Turk MD  Comprehensive Pulmonary Medical Group  Chung Woong Kim MD  Allergy & Immunology Assoc  Galant & Lin MDs Inc  CHOC Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty  CHOC Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty  CHOC Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty  Donald S Levy MD  Donald Gjesdal MD  Stephen Wong MD  Immunology Department  Bristol Pediatrics Inc  Adams Allergy  USC Internal Medicine  Adams Allergy  Marilyn Li MD  Pacific Allergy & Asthma Medical Associates  Jeremy E Kaslow MD  Timothy A Pham MD  Magan Medical Clinic  Family Allergy Asthma Medical Center  LA Laser & Cosmetic Dermatology Center  John R Tencati MD  James R Privitera MD  Allergy Associates of Orange County  Gateway Medical  Robert M Plancey MD  William N Sokol Jr. MD  Frederick Ho MD  Allan D Singer MD Inc  Frederick Ho MD  Allan D Singer MD Inc  John H Smith Jr. MD  Ghodsi Madani MD  Southbay Allergy & Asthma Associates  Southbay Allergy & Asthma Associates  Howard Savitt MD  Ray Williams MD  Jennifer J Baik MD  Margaret L Soderberg MD  Alan E Gorenberg MD  Allergy Medical Group Inc  Allergy & Asthma Group Newport  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Redondo Beach  Anaheim Fullerton Medical Group  Children's Hospital Los Angeles Immunology  Children's Hospital Los Angeles Immunology  J Sue Johnson MD  Children's Hospital Los Angeles Immunology  Peter J Parker MD  A Brian Davis MD  Rhonda J Myers MD  Charles H Song MD  Allergy & Asthma Associates  Environmental Medical Center  S Steve Gupta MD  Kin C Wong MD APC  Douglas B Tamkin MD  Frank K Kwong MD  Cathie Ann Lippman MD  Alan R Green MD  John T Phillipp MD  John T Phillipp MD  Robert Eitches MD & Maxine Baum MD  Robert Eitches MD & Maxine Baum MD  Iraj Naghdi MD  Allergy Asthma & Sinus Center  Allergy Asthma & Sinus Center  Allergy & Asthma Associates  Stuart Z Epstein MD FAAP FACA  Robert F Meth MD  Allergy Asthma Care Center Cerritos, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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Asthma ComplexitiesRead the Asthma Complexities article » Unusual symptoms of asthmaPatients suffering from episodes of asthma do not always have the typical symptoms of asthma such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, and wheezing (symptoms of airway narrowing). Instead, patients can have symptoms that may not appear to be related to asthma. These "unusual" asthma symptoms include
To complicate matters, symptoms of asthma are not consistent and often vary from time to time in an individual. In some patients, symptoms are influenced by diurnal factors; for example, some patients experience asthma primarily at night (nocturnal asthma) rather than during the day. Furthermore, episodes of asthma can be triggered by many different factors such as allergens, dust, smoke, perfumes, cold air, exercise, infections, medications, and acid reflux. Finally, other illness such as heart failure, bronchitis, and dysfunction of the vocal cords can cause symptoms that mimic those of asthma. For these reasons, accurately diagnosing and treating asthma can be a challenge. For a comprehensive review of symptoms, causes, and treatments of asthma, and for a better understanding of the normal anatomy of the airways (trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and the lung), please visit the asthma article. Can a cough without wheezing be due to asthma?Chronic coughing is frequently defined by doctors as a cough that lasts longer than three weeks. Chronic cough can have several causes such as postnasal ... Recommended Reading Related to Asthma ComplexitiesChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease » What is COPD?Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is comprised primarily of three related conditions - chronic bronchitis, chronic asthma, and emphysema. In each condition there is chronic obstruction of the flow of air through the airways and out of the lungs, and the obstruction generally is permanent and may be progressive over time. While asthma features obstruction to the flow of air out of the lungs, usually, the obstruction is reversible. Between "attacks" of asthma the flow of air through the airways typically is normal. These patients do not have COPD. However, if asthma is left untreated, the chronic inflammation associated with this disease can cause the airway obstruction to become fixed. That is, between attacks, the asthmatic patient may then have abnormal air flow. This process is referred to as lung remodeling. These asthma patients with a fixed component of airway obstruction are also considered to have COPD. Often patien... Other Related Asthma Complexities ArticlesEmergency Contact for Cerritos
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