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Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
If your child has trouble breathing, working with a specialist can help them manage symptoms and get back to doing things they enjoy. Count on the pediatric pulmonologists at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota, to care for children with lung-related conditions, including asthma.
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What’s a Pediatric Pulmonologist?
A pediatric pulmonologist is a pediatrician with specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory conditions in children. Your child’s primary care doctor or pediatrician can treat mild breathing problems, but they may refer you to a pediatric pulmonologist if symptoms are severe.
Conditions Treated
See the full list of conditions we treat, and select a condition to find providers and locations near you.
- Acidosis - Pediatric
- Asthma - Pediatric
- Bronchitis - Pediatric
- COPD - Pediatric
- Collapsed lung - Pediatric
- Cough - Pediatric
- Croup - Pediatric
- Cystic fibrosis - Pediatric
- Emphysema - Pediatric
- Epiglottitis - Pediatric
- Low blood oxygen level - Pediatric
- Lung cancer - Pediatric
- Lung deformities - Pediatric
- Lung disease - Pediatric
- Lung infections - Pediatric
- Lung nodule - Pediatric
- Pleural effusion - Pediatric
- Pneumonia - Pediatric
- Pneumothorax - Pediatric
- Pulmonary disease - Pediatric
- Pulmonary embolism - Pediatric
- Pulmonary heart disease - Pediatric
- Pulmonary hypertension - Pediatric
- Pulmonary sarcoidosis - Pediatric
- Pulmonary vascular disease - Pediatric
- Respiratory failure - Pediatric
- Shortness of breath - Pediatric
- Sinusitis - Pediatric
- Thrombosis - Pediatric
- Tuberculous - Pediatric
Breathing Problems
Talk to your child’s primary care provider or pediatrician if your child has symptoms of breathing problems like:
- Chronic respiratory infections
- Inability to be active or exercise
- Severe cough
- Shortness of breath or wheezing
- Stridor, or noisy breathing in babies
When to See a Specialist
Your child’s primary care provider or pediatrician may recommend a visit to a specialist if your child has a condition such as:
- Asthma
- Chest wall deformities
- Chronic lung disease due to prematurity
- Chronic aspiration lung disease
- Congenital lung deformities
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pneumonia
Asthma Care Plans
Depend on Essentia to create an asthma care plan individualized to your child. We’ll answer your questions, help manage medications, and perform regular asthma control tests to see how treatment is progressing. Share the asthma care plan with your child’s caregivers and school.
Service Offered
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Pediatric Services
Choose Essentia Health for high-quality, family-centered pediatric health care at hospitals and clinics in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.