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Dr. Caroline Uchechi Adanma Okorie, MPH, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist in Sunnyvale, CA specializing in pediatric pulmonology, general pediatrics and pediatric sleep medicine. She graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2010 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Caroline Uchechi Adanma Okorie, MPH, MD is affiliated with Stanford Children's Health and LPCH MEDICAL GROUP DIV OF LUCILE.
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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. Caroline Uchechi Adanma Okorie, MPH, MD graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2010. She completed residency at Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics and has a state license in Oregon.
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine (2010)
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals (2014)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics
Licensed In: Oregon
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Dr. Caroline Okorie is a physician who specializes in pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Okorie include sleep disorders and asthma. She graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Dr. Okorie completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University. She is affiliated with Stanford Children's Health.