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Dr. Steven O. Lestrud, MD is a respiratory therapist in Northbrook, IL specializing in respiratory therapy, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric critical care and pediatric sleep medicine. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Steven O. Lestrud, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
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. Steven O. Lestrud, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology - Pediatric Pulmonology (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1989)
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals (1992)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology - Pediatric Pulmonology (Certified)
Licensed In: Illinois
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Dr. Steven Lestrud's specialties are respiratory therapy, pediatric pulmonology, and pediatric sleep medicine. He has a special interest in bronchopulmonary dysplasia, asthma, and pulmonary hypertension. He is professionally affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Lestrud attended medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.
