Dr. Carolyn M Kercsmar MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
11100 Euclid Ave Cleveland OH, 44106About
Dr. Carolyn Kercsmar practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Kercsmar treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Pulmonology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Leukotriene receptor antagonist treatment of asthma: are we there yet?
- Pitfall in the use of genotype analysis as the sole diagnostic criterion for cystic fibrosis.
- Acute inpatient care of status asthmaticus.
- Aerosol treatment of acute asthma: and the winner is...
- Are peak flow and symptom measures good predictors of asthma hospitalizations and unscheduled visits?
- Management of acute pediatric asthma.
- Current trends in neonatal and pediatric respiratory care: conference summary.
- Current trends in management of pediatric asthma.
- Comparison of racemic albuterol and levalbuterol for treatment of acute asthma.
- Receptor-mediated cAMP production in adult and infant ferret tracheal epithelium.
- Beta-adrenergic receptors on human tracheal epithelial cells in primary culture.
- Inhaled corticosteroids in asthma management.
- Meeting the challenges of asthma: conference summary.
- Ferret tracheal epithelial cells grown in vitro are resistant to lethal injury by activated neutrophils.
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