Dr. Michelle McClain Calabro, MD is a pediatrician in Shelby, NC specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Michelle McClain Calabro, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health.
709 N. Dekalb Street
Shelby, NC 28150
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. Michelle McClain Calabro, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia. She completed residency at Carolinas Medical Center. She has a state license in North Carolina.
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
Licensed In: North Carolina
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michelle McClain Calabro, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
SANOFI PASTEUR INC. |
$269
FLUZONE QIV $24 |
$245 |
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St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
$114
Electrophysiology $114 |
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
$80
SOLIRIS $80 |
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Allergan Inc. |
$38
LUMIGAN $26 |
RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $12 |
Mylan Specialty L.P. |
$17
EpiPen $17 |
Food and Beverage | $273 |
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Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $245 |
Dr. Michelle Calabro practices general pediatrics in Shelby, NC. Her clinical interests encompass asthma. Dr. Calabro is affiliated with Atrium Health. She graduated from Medical College of Georgia and then she performed her residency at Carolinas Medical Center.