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Dr. Amanda C. McCaulley, MD is a pediatrician in Wheaton, IL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 2006 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Amanda C. McCaulley, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, PediaTrust-Wheaton Pediatrics and Pedia Trust-Wheaton Pediatrics.
1725 S Naperville Road Suite 100
Wheaton, IL 60189
3860 W Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60623
725 W Fabyan Parkway Unit B
Batavia, IL 60510
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. Amanda C. McCaulley, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 2006. She completed residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School (2006)
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (2009)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified)
Licensed In: Illinois
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Amanda C. McCaulley, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
Cranial Technologies, Inc |
$31
DOC BAND $31 |
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Food and Beverage | $31 |
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Dr. Amanda McCaulley's specialty is general pediatrics. Her areas of expertise consist of tropical diseases, asthma, and travel medicine. She is professionally affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern Medicine, and Advocate Health Care. Dr. McCaulley is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry. Dr. McCaulley obtained her medical school training at Dartmouth Medical School and performed her residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.