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Dr. Jay Matthew Portnoy, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Kansas City, MO specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology. Dr. Jay Matthew Portnoy, MD is affiliated with Children's Mercy (Kansas City and Overland Park, KS; Independence and Kansas City, MO).
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
3101 Broadway Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111
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.
He has a state license in Missouri.
Licensed In: Missouri
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jay Matthew Portnoy, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
$51,111
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $33,929 |
Spiriva $2,448 |
$14,735 |
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Phadia US Inc. |
$29,170
ImmunoCAP $18,690 |
SDG-IDD-Allergy $10,479 |
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Mylan Specialty L.P. |
$21,116
EpiPen $21,116 |
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
$7,547
XOLAIR $7,547 |
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Alk-Abello, Inc |
$4,159
GRASTEK $4,159 |
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Other |
$13,793
PALFORZIA $2,892 |
ProAir Digihaler $1,680 |
Orladeyo $1,375 |
FASENRA $832 |
DUPIXENT $587 |
Other $6,427 |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $60,400 |
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Honoraria | $24,500 |
Consulting Fee | $19,885 |
Travel and Lodging | $14,112 |
Food and Beverage | $7,923 |
Other | $76 |
Dr. Jay Matthew Portnoy, MD has received 58 research payments totaling $65,497.
Dr. Jay Portnoy's medical specialty is pediatric allergy & immunology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Portnoy include asthma. He is professionally affiliated with Children's Mercy (Kansas City and Overland Park, KS; Independence and Kansas City, MO).