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Dr. Ariful Alam, MD is a pulmonologist in Roanoke, VA specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Dr. Ariful Alam, MD is affiliated with Carilion Clinic.
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. Ariful Alam, MD graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. He completed residency at St Marys Mercy Hospital. He has a state license in Virginia.
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: St Marys Mercy Hospital
Licensed In: Virginia
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Dr. Ariful Alam is a specialist in critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology. Dr. Alam's areas of expertise include ventilator management, lung cancer, and asthma. He graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Carilion Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Roanoke, VA.
