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Dr. Kristin Hoi-Yan Kan, MPH, MD, MSc is a pediatrician in Chicago, IL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Kristin Hoi-Yan Kan, MPH, MD, MSc is affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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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. Kristin Hoi-Yan Kan, MPH, MD, MSc graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010. She completed residency at Seattle Children's Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: Pediatrics and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: Seattle Children's Hospital (2013)
Board Certification: Board Certification: Pediatrics
Licensed In: Illinois
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Dr. Kristin Kan's area of specialization is general pediatrics. She trained at Seattle Children's Hospital for her residency. Areas of expertise for Dr. Kan include asthma. Dr. Kan is affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.