UnityPoint Health - Blank Children's Pulmonology
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Specialized Care for Children with Pulmonary Disease
Blank Children's Pulmonology cares for infants, children and teens with problems that affect the respiratory system. We strive to provide the highest level of care to each patient. We work to identify and understand the problems your child is having and then put together a plan for your child and family to help start the road to a healthy, normal life.
We believe that exceptional pediatric care requires the foundation of teamwork and collaboration. Our dedicated team of board-certified pediatric pulmonologist, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and nurses work seamlessly together to provide comprehensive and personalized care for every child.
Conditions We Diagnose and Manage
- Asthma
- Aspiration
- Allergy related disorders of breathing
- Airway malformations: such as laryngomalacia, tracheomalacia, bronchomalacia and tracheal stenosis.
- Chronic lung disease / Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Chronic respiratory failure
- Chronic cough
- Chest wall abnormalities such as Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Recurrent respiratory infections such as recurrent pneumonia, recurrent bronchitis, recurrent bronchiolitis and Histoplasmosis
- Restrictive lung diseases
- Upper airway obstruction
- Sleep apnea
- Vocal cord dysfunction
Specialty Services that we provide
- Allergy testing
- Biological Monoclonal therapy for variety of conditions
- Bronchoscopy
- We offer state of art Bronchoscopy using flexible bronchoscopy alone or combined flexible and rigid bronchoscopy or triple evaluation with flexible and rigid bronchoscopy as well as endoscopy for patients with complex conditions with variety of problems, The team consists of pediatric ENT, pediatric pulmonologists and pediatric gastroenterologist
- Cystic Fibrosis clinic
- Expert home mechanical ventilation management
- Home Pulse oximetry testing/ Home Oxygen Therapy
- Pulmonary function tests
- Pulmonary stress testing with laryngoscopy
Providers at this Location
Casie Hale, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-AC/PC
Pediatric Pulmonology
Mina A Salib, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology
Tara Eastvold, ARNP, FNP
Pediatric Pulmonology
Lynzee Makowski, FNP-BC
Pediatric Pulmonology
Kathleen M Gradoville, ARNP, MA, CPNP
Pediatric Pulmonology
Additional Clinic Location
Blank Children's Hospital has an outreach clinic that is located at UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road - Pulmonology - Fort Dodge. This clinic is open one Wednesday per month.
Your Child's First Visit
Your child's first visit at Blank Children's Pulmonology will probably be the longest. Please plan to be at the office for one to two hours. We ask that you arrive 15 to 20 minutes ahead of your child's appointment to complete medical history and insurance information. In order to avoid duplicating tests, you will want to bring the following information along to your child's first appointment (unless our office has already received it):
- Referral information from your child's primary provider for an office visit, diagnostic x-ray films and lab tests.
- Medical records from your child's primary provider.
- Results of any previous evaluations, including x-ray films (not just reports).
- Any information pertaining to prior pediatric pulmonary evaluations - i.e. lab tests, procedures, x-rays, procedure notes, etc.
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Respiratory Care
At UnityPoint Health, we care about how you breathe. Our respiratory therapists commonly care for patients who have experienced breathing disorders, sleep apnea, lung cancer, stroke or heart attack.Respiratory Care