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Dr. Victoria Mitre, MD, MEd, FAAP is a pediatrician in Houston, TX specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Victoria Mitre, MD, MEd, FAAP is affiliated with Texas Children's.
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. Victoria Mitre, MD, MEd, FAAP graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Texas.
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
Licensed In: Texas
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Dr. Victoria Mitre sees patients in Houston, TX. Her medical specialty is general pediatrics. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish. Dr. Mitre's areas of expertise consist of acne, asthma, and breastfeeding issues. She is professionally affiliated with Texas Children's. Before performing her residency at a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Mitre attended Baylor College of Medicine for medical school. Awards and/or distinctions Dr. Mitre has received include Top Research in Residency Education Award, Royal College/Journal of Graduate Medical Education; Pediatric Chief Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; and Distinguished Resident Educator Award, Academy of Resident Educators, Baylor College of Medicine.
