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Dr. Ankura Kadakia, DO is a pediatrician in Venice, FL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Dr. Ankura Kadakia, DO is affiliated with UnityPoint Health, MercyOne and Finley Hospital.
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. Ankura Kadakia, DO graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. She completed residency at University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Iowa.
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Residency: University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Iowa
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Dr. Ankura Kadakia's area of specialization is general pediatrics. She graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Louisville. These areas are among Dr. Kadakia's clinical interests: contraception (birth control), asthma, and allergies. Her distinctions include: Dean s list, Western University of Health Sciences; Henry M. and Anne-Louise Bennett Medical Education Award; and Nutrition in Medicine Scholar. Dr. Kadakia's hospital/clinic affiliations include UnityPoint Health and MercyOne. She welcomes new patients at her office inDubuque, IA as reported by UnityPoint Health.
