bronchodilators
Asthma relief medications
Bronchodilators are medications that relax and widen the airways in the lungs, making breathing easier.
They treat conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), where airways become constricted.
Bronchodilators come in inhaled forms for quick relief during attacks or as maintenance therapy, and in oral forms for longer-term management.
Chronic lung inflammation
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
- bronchoconstrictionAirway narrowing from muscle contraction
- bronchospasmInvoluntary narrowing of airways
emphysema · exercise-induced · allergic · occupational · cystic fibrosis · dyspnea · airway obstruction · exacerbation
Portable respiratory medication device
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- spacerDevice maintaining separation
- aerosolMist in gas
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
actuator · puff · chamber · DPI · propellant · mist · portable · hand-held
Bronchodilator for asthma
- salbutamolBeta-agonist bronchodilator drug
- theophyllineBronchodilator for respiratory conditions
- beta-agonistAdrenergic receptor stimulant
- anticholinergicBlocks acetylcholine receptors
xanthine · short-acting · long-acting · combination · generic · brand-name
Save from harm
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- controllerDevice directing a system
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- pre-treatmentPreparatory processing step
relief · acute · prevention · management · therapy · regimen · adherence · dosing
Involuntary contractile tissue
- relaxationState of being unwound
- parasympatheticNerve system promoting rest
- onsetStarting point of something
- durationLength of existence
asthma
Chronic lung inflammation
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
- bronchoconstrictionAirway narrowing from muscle contraction
bronchospasm · emphysema · exercise-induced · allergic · occupational · cystic fibrosis · dyspnea · airway obstruction · exacerbation · acute
inhaler
Portable respiratory medication device
mouthpiece · actuator · puff · chamber · DPI · propellant · mist · portable · hand-held · mask
albuterol
Bronchodilator for asthma
- salbutamolBeta-agonist bronchodilator drug
- theophyllineBronchodilator for respiratory conditions
- beta-agonistAdrenergic receptor stimulant
anticholinergic · xanthine · short-acting · long-acting · combination · generic · brand-name
rescue
Save from harm
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- controllerDevice directing a system
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
pre-treatment · relief · acute · prevention · management · therapy · regimen · adherence · dosing · titration
smooth muscle
Involuntary contractile tissue
- relaxationState of being unwound
- parasympatheticNerve system promoting rest
- onsetStarting point of something
duration · half-life · bioavailability · pharmacokinetics · epithelium
- remediesremedy, cure, medicine, treatment, medications
- Drug Treatmentsantibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, painkillers, analgesics
- emergency medsepinephrine, adrenaline, naloxone, Narcan, EpiPen
- respiratory remediesinhalers, decongestants, expectorants, cough syrup, nasal spray
- Respiratory Carealbuterol, inhaler, oxygen therapy, supplemental oxygen, steroid inhaler
- treatmentstreatment, treatments, medication, medicine, therapies
bronchodilatorsmucolytics
Agents dissolving airway secretions
antitussives · corticosteroids · glucocorticoids · immunomodulators · antihistamines