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Why would the doctor prescribe an inhaler for my child's cough when she doesn't have asthma?
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Bronchial constrictn: Most inhalers give a medication used to relieve bronchial constriction.This is common in asthma, but can also be produced in many respiratory illnesses. This includes those caused by the cold virus RSV and many others.
Answered 12/26/2014
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