Dr. Divyang Trivedi, MD

Asthma Precautions For Forest Fires
With our air quality being affected by smoke from the forest fires in Washington and California we should begin to think about smoke inhalation from forest fires and asthma precaution. While smoke may smell distinct, inhaling it certainly is not beneficial to one’s health. Smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles which are produced when wood and other things burn. These particles, when inhaled, have a potential to cause a multitude of health problems like burning eyes, runn...

Effective Treatments In The Fight Against Asthma
Asthma affects hundreds of thousands of people in Colorado. As of 2007, 6.6% of adults and 9.1% of children reported having asthma. Many more people have not been diagnosed and are at risk. While asthma symptoms vary in severity and frequency, it is a serious condition that can lead to hospitalization and even death. Fortunately, asthma can be successfully controlled through medication and prevention. Some treatments have been around for decades and work well, but new and exciting options are ha...

Exercise – Induced Asthma
Do you experience coughing, wheezing, or chest tightness when you exercise? Do you feel extremely tired or short of breath when you exert yourself? If you have these symptoms, you may be one of many people with exercise-induced asthma (EIA). Approximately 7% of the population, or about 18 million Americans, are reported to suffer from asthma. With strenuous physical exercise, most of these individuals experience asthma symptoms. In addition, many non-asthmatic patients—at least 11% of t...

Inhaled Asthma Medication
People with asthma have inflamed airways. When these individuals experience asthma symptoms, the inflamed airways become constricted so it becomes more difficult to breathe. Anti-inflammatory asthma medications lessen symptoms by treating the primary inflammation. Inhalation is often the most effective route for delivery of medications to treat asthma. Many different devices have been introduced over the past several decades to allow people of all ages with asthma to use inhaled medications t...

Occupational Asthma Treatment
Occupational asthma is generally defined as a respiratory disorderdirectly related to inhaling fumes, gases, dust or other potentially harmful substances while “on the job.” With occupational asthma, symptoms of asthma may develop for the first time in a previously healthy worker, or pre-existing asthma may be aggravated by exposures within the work place. Symptoms of asthma include wheezing, chest tightness and cough. Other associated symptoms may include runny nose, nasal conges...