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Terbutaline Used For Preterm Labor

Health Encyclopedia: Asthma In Children And Adolescents Quick Relief Medications

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.

Asthma is a disease in which inflammation of the airways causes airflow into and out of the lungs t...

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Expert & Community Posts

Pre-term Labor – What You Need to Know

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...Lifestyle or environmental risks that can increase preterm labor include: Little or no prenatal... Read more »

Exercise Induced Asthma Is Just Another Challenge to Overcome

By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...begins. Examples include albuterol, pirbuterol, and terbutaline. These drugs act quickly and... Read more »

Pregnancy and Postpartum

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My daughter Emily is one trimester away from making me a grandfather. Naturally, I can’t help but... Read more »

Couple Need to Know That Debt Can....

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possibly increase the risk of pre-term delivery in some women. This study was interesting... Read more »

Vaginal Delivery Versus Planned C-section: Pros and Cons

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There has been an ongoing shift in the past several years to a "planned C-section birth" option for... Read more »

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Health Guide

Asthma Medications: Albuterol

...isoproterenol (Isuprel, Norisodrine, Medihaler-Iso), metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel), pirbuterol (Maxair), terbutaline (Brethine, Brethaire, Bricanyl), and bitolterol (Tornalate). Isoetharine... Read more »

The Effects of exercise on cancer, neurological disorders and other health conditions

...on PregnancyModerate exercise in healthy pregnant women does not increase the risk for miscarriage, preterm labor, or rupture of the membrane. Not exercising increases the risk for complications,... Read more »

Sickle Cell Disease: Complications

...reduce the hemoglobin S and sickling that cause this condition. Drugs used to prevent priapism include terbutaline and phenylephrine, which help restrict blood flow to the penis. Hormonal... Read more »

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Complications

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is one of the most serious rheumatic diseases. According to a 2002 government study, the annual number of deaths has risen from 879 - 1,406 since 1979.... Read more »

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Medications

...isoproterenol (Isuprel, Norisodrine, Medihaler-Iso), metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel), pirbuterol (Maxair), terbutaline (Brethine, Brethaire, Bricanyl), bitolterol (Tornalate), and isoetharine... Read more »

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