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Health Encyclopedia: Asthma In Children And Adolescents Quick Relief Medications
- Asthma in Children and Adolescents - Quick-Relief Medications
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Quick-Relief Medications
These medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.
Short-Acting Beta2-Agonists
Beta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation or airway responsiveness but serve as bronchodilators, relaxing and opening constricted airways during an acute asthma attack. A short-acting inhaled beta2-agonist, taken as needed, is often the only medication used by children with chronic mild asthma.
Expert & Community Posts
Combination Asthma Inhalers = Increased Convenience + Better Asthma Control
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...lungs. In addition, many people occassionally use a bronchodilator (such as Xopenex, also known... Read more »
Serevent and Foradil: Why Aren’t They Worried About COPD’ers?
By Jane M. Martin , Health ExpertNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ... Read more »
Confessions of a recovering bronchodilatoraholic
By Rick Frea , Health Expert... Along with being an RT, I am also a recovering bronchodilatoraholic, and despite what I... Read more »
Understanding Black Box Warnings for Asthma Medicines
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...salmeterol to placebo. (Salmeterol is a long-acting bronchodilator type drug and is the active... Read more »
Are Asthma and COPD the Same Thing? - Separating Fact From Fiction
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...first with inhaled steroids, adding a long-acting bronchodilator in severe cases, while COPD is... Read more »
Health Guide
Asthma In Infants
...speed plus spacers add to medication possibilities. Various medications are used to treat asthma. Bronchodilators (Proventil, Ventolin) are "quick relief" medications, opening up airways... Read more »Bronchodilatoracholics: Frequently Using their Quick-Relief Asthma Inhalers
...easier to breathe. They are often prescribed in conjunction with anti-inflammatory asthma medicines.Some bronchodilatoraholics are hard-luck asthmatics who just need help breathing very often.... Read more »What is Asthma?
...well-controlled. Well-controlled asthma means:Asthma symptoms occur no more than twice a weekRescue bronchodilator medicine is used no more than twice a weekSymptoms do not disturb sleepThere are... Read more »Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Highlights
...well-controlled. Well-controlled asthma means:Asthma symptoms occur no more than twice a weekRescue bronchodilator (inhaler) medicine is used no more than twice a weekSymptoms do not disturb... Read more »Asthma Medications: Albuterol
...attacks.Short-Acting Beta2-AgonistsBeta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation or airway responsiveness but serve as bronchodilators, relaxing and opening constricted airways during an acute asthma... Read more »Images
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