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Dr. Ankura Kadakia, DO is a pediatrician in Mineral Point, WI 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 Upland Hills Health and UnityPoint Health.
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 works as a general pediatrics. Her areas of expertise consist of contraception (birth control), asthma, and allergies. Dr. Kadakia's hospital/clinic affiliations include UnityPoint Health and Upland Hills Health. She attended medical school at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Her training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Louisville. Dr. Kadakia has received professional recognition including the following: Dean’s list, Western University of Health Sciences; Henry M. and Anne-Louise Bennett Medical Education Award; and Nutrition in Medicine Scholar. UnityPoint Health reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Dubuque, IA.
