Question 1

can you combine a bronchodilator and a mucolytic medication?

Accepted Answer

: yes

Question 2

i have chronic cough.i'm under cough meds which includes bronchodilator mucolytic. but every time i take it i cough a bit more and its ineffective.

Accepted Answer

&gt;1 possibilities: (1) your cough may not be from asthma
(2)Sometimes one may cough more after a bronchodilator because it opens up the clogged airways and allows the mucus to come out. (It may also mobilize the hair-like structures in the airways to move the mucus up).

On the other hand, if you have chronic asthma, regular use of bronchodilators without an inhaled steroid will likely make your asthma worse.

Question 3

is bronchodilator the medicine inside the inhaler?

Accepted Answer

Likely: There are different types of inhalers for asthma. The most common types are albuterol (which is a bronchodilator) and inhaled steroids (which are not bronchodilators).

Question 4

why is a bronchodilator even called a bronchodilator?

Accepted Answer

Opens airways: They help open up (or dilate) the airways (the main one being called the bronchus).

Question 5

is airomir a newer kind of bronchodilator? how effective is it compared to others?

Accepted Answer

No: Airomir is salbutamol, has been used in asia and australia for a long time, but not in the us. Don't we wonder why, with all the need for studies here to pass a drug? It is a b-agonist like albuterol. It is the carrier and the base that changed to change the feeling and the taste. It is an old medicine that is new to us.

Question 6

what are the uses of a bronchodilator?

Accepted Answer

Bronchodilator: Short answer: to open up the airways that might be twitching or inflamed. There are short acting agonists (albuterol) used primarily for immediate and quick relief, and long acting agonists which are often combined with another medication used for controller therapy to minimize the need for short term rescue use.

Question 7

how do short acting bronchodilators function?

Accepted Answer

Relax smooth muscle: Saba (short acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist) work by activation of this beta-2 receptor on the smooth muscles that wrap around the small and medium airways in the lungs leading to relaxation and thus bronchodilation (opening up of narrowed airways as seen in asthma).

Question 8

do bronchodilators make you chubby or overweight?

Accepted Answer

No: If anything bronchodilators, as derivatives of epinephrine, may curb your appetite.

Question 9

wanted to know if bronchodilators can make you chubby?

Accepted Answer

No: you're confusing bronchodilators with inhaled corticosteroids, even the latter won't, unless vey high doses for protracted periods. If you are an asthmatic, please keep regular follow up with your doctor/asthma specialist, wish you wellness

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: bronchodilator?

Accepted Answer

It opens up airwys: When used in asthma it is one of the components of treatment that opens up the airways. It is usually used for rescue and is not a maintenance medication that treats the inflammation involved. It should never be used alone in the treatment of asthma. It is used in the treatment of copd.

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Is bronchodilator the medicine inside the inhaler?

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