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Dr. Zara Sayed, DO is a pediatric pulmonologist in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL specializing in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. She graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Zara Sayed, DO is affiliated with Baptist Health, Wolfson Children's Hospital and Nemours Children's Health.
Nemours Children's 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. Zara Sayed, DO graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency at General Pediatrics - Advocate Children Hospital-Oak Lawn. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatrics - General and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: General Pediatrics - Advocate Children Hospital-Oak Lawn (2017)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatrics - General
Licensed In: Illinois
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Dr. Zara Sayed specializes in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. Her areas of expertise include the following: cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma, and sleep apnea. Dr. Sayed attended medical school at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. For her residency, Dr. Sayed trained at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn. She is affiliated with Nemours Children's Health, Baptist Health, and Wolfson Children's Hospital.
