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Dr. Laura M. Uselding, MD is a pediatrician in Plainfield, IL specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Laura M. Uselding, MD is affiliated with Endeavor Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Medicine.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Northwestern Medicine
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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. Laura M. Uselding, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2004. She completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (2004)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (2007)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified)
Licensed In: Illinois
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Dr. Laura Uselding's specialty is general pediatrics. Her areas of expertise include newborn care and asthma. Dr. Uselding is affiliated with AdventHealth, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Dr. Uselding's medical residency was performed at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Blue California, HFN, and United Healthcare PPO are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Uselding honors. AdventHealth reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Plainfield, IL.
