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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dawn-alita Hernandez answered
22 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
No. You're okay!: I assume you mean you discharged it without meaning to. Or you exhaled instead of inhaled. The particles deposit within seconds and are no longer in t ... Read More
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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered
32 years experience Family Medicine
Click: If it clicked it should work.
Dr. Geraldine Goertzen answered
30 years experience Emergency Medicine
All the way: The first time you use it, you turn the red bottom all the way in one direction and all the way in the other direction. Twice. It doesn't matter whi ... Read More
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marco Coppola answered
32 years experience Emergency Medicine
Not necessarily...: ...however, why were you told to wake up at 3am? If it is because you are night shift worker, then I understand. But if not, you may consider rotati ... Read More
A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
57 years experience Dermatology
Smell is OK: Are you breathing better?
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
Similar ingredients: The are several inhalers with similar medications, used for the same lung conditions that Advair is used for. For example, there is Symbicort, and the ... Read More
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alvaro Aranda answered
35 years experience Pulmonology
No: Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) is the second fixed dose inhaler in combin ation. There is a long acting bronchodilator (formoterol) & a steroid ... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Al Hegab answered
40 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Yes you Can, but: Symbicort won't help the infection if present, either in lower or upper respiratory tract, you may still want to see your doctor for assessment and tr ... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: Yes you can. If you have copious amounts of discolored sputum you may have a bacterial bronchitis and could profit from a course of an appropriate ant ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered
36 years experience Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology
Yes: Yes it can, please consult with your PFT lab technician regarding the protocol at your lab.
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ayo Adu answered
14 years experience Sports Medicine
Yes: Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) is an inhaled steroid as opposed to a systemic steroid. As such, its effects should be limited to the lungs, an ... Read More
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