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Dr. Susan A. Rudders, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in BOSTON, MA specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology. She graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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. Susan A. Rudders, MD graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed residency at Hasbro Children's Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: Hasbro Children's Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Licensed In: Massachusetts
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Dr Susan Rudders, MD, is an immunologist in the Division of Immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Board certified in allergy and immunology, she specializes in pediatric food allergies, asthma, anaphylaxis, environmental allergies, and primary immunodeficiency disorders. Dr Rudders earned her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her pediatrics residency at Brown University, followed by fellowship training in allergy and immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital. In addition to her clinical work, she has contributed extensively to research focused on food allergy, anaphylaxis management, and allergy-related health outcomes.
