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Dr. Bernadette Espiritu Leidel, MD is an adolescent medicine doctor in Virginia Beach, VA specializing in adolescent medicine and general pediatrics. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Bernadette Espiritu Leidel, MD is affiliated with Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.
2021 Concert Drive Suite 202
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
6161 Kempsville Circle Suite 101
Norfolk, VA 23502
6345 Center Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502
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. Bernadette Espiritu Leidel, MD graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School. She completed residency at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Virginia.
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Virginia
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Dr. Bernadette Leidel is a specialist in general pediatrics and adolescent medicine in Norfolk, VA and Virginia Beach, VA. Dr. Leidel is a graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School. Her training includes a residency program at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters. She has a special interest in asthma and allergies. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Leidel include: Patient Choice Award; Compassionate Doctor Recognition, COLA's Excellence; and Lab Award. She is professionally affiliated with Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.