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An asthma evaluation in Torrance should document how breathing changes across sleep, exercise, infection, home, work, school, and medicine use.
Clinical Overview
About Asthma Evaluation in Torrance
Asthma is a variable airway disease assessed through symptoms, trigger patterns, exacerbations, examination, and objective lung-function testing when feasible. A normal test between episodes does not always rule it out, and severe current breathing trouble requires emergency care.
Record rescue doses, nighttime waking, activity limits, urgent visits, oral steroid courses, and symptom-free periods. This pattern supports a careful diagnosis while allowing the clinician to consider other respiratory, upper-airway, cardiac, or reflux-related causes.
Technique can be reviewed directly, and lung testing may be selected according to age and current stability.
Staff can match the clinician and provide any planned pulmonary-test preparation.
For a broader clinical overview, read the asthma evaluation guide.
Local clinic: Modena Health Torrance, 23600 Telo Avenue, Suite 130, Torrance, CA 90505. Phone: 310-833-1334.
Clinical references: NHLBI: Asthma Management Guidelines and NHLBI: Asthma Attacks.
Torrance Care Team
Torrance Providers for Respiratory and Allergy Questions
Patient Experience
A Published Torrance Experience With Asthma Care
“I am so thankful full I found Dr Banka. I have never felt so taken care of by a doctor who legitimately cares. I was in tears when she told me being hospitalized for Asthma was NOT going to be my story and she will fix me up. I have been going regularly for my care and love not just my experience here every time. Not just wait Dr. Banka, but the front desk team is so kind and generous. So thankful for this practice!!”
Office Photos
The Torrance Clinic for a Scheduled Asthma Evaluation
These photographs show the actual Modena Health Torrance office at 23600 Telo Ave #130, including arrival and patient spaces.
Frequently Asked Questions
Asthma Evaluation Questions in Torrance
The evaluation distinguishes current symptom control from future exacerbation risk and checks diagnosis, inhaler technique, adherence, triggers, and coexisting nasal or reflux symptoms.
The care plan may include spirometry, an updated action plan, controller or rescue treatment, trigger management, or advanced therapy assessment. Medication choices depend on age, severity, risk, and response.
Relevant information includes all inhalers, spacers, and the current asthma action plan, recent urgent-care, emergency, or hospitalization records, and a symptom, rescue-use, and trigger timeline. This context helps the clinician focus on evidence that can change diagnosis, treatment, or day-to-day care.
Insurance for This Service
Insurance for Asthma Evaluation and Diagnosis at Torrance
Modena Health Torrance participates with the plans and networks below. Clinic participation does not guarantee coverage for this service under every plan product.
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Cross of California and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
- Blue Shield of California / FEP
- Blue Zone Health Network of California (IPA)
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net
- Humana
- Medicare
- Optum California
- Optum Monarch (IPA) / Medical Group Network
- Optum Serve
- Prime Health Services
- SCAN Health Plan
- South Bay Independent Physicians Medical Group (SBIP)
- TriWest – TRICARE
- TriWest Alliance VA Community Care Network
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare
Clinic participation, service availability and coverage are separate. Referrals, prior authorization and patient costs depend on the exact plan product. Call the clinic with the plan name shown on the member ID card to confirm current details.
