noun
definition
Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
Examples of bronchodilator in a Sentence
This should be treated immediately with a fast-acting inhaled bronchodilator.
Seretide Evohaler should not be used to treat acute asthma symptoms for which a fast and short acting bronchodilator is required.
British Thoracic Society guidelines state that anyone who uses a bronchodilator three or more times a week should be treated with an anti-inflammatory drug.
A long acting bronchodilator may be advised in addition to a steroid inhaler.
It can act as a natural bronchodilator but it also causes some unwanted side effects.
Cromoglycate / bronchodilator ratio = number of cromoglycate items prescribed / number of bronchodilator items prescribed in one year.
The patient should be instructed to seek medical advice if short-acting relief bronchodilator treatment becomes less effective or they need more inhalations than usual.
If you are also using a bronchodilator inhaler, be sure to always carry the inhaler with you to use during asthma attacks.
They are an option if symptoms remain troublesome despite taking a short acting bronchodilator.
A vet might also decide to use aerosol therapy or a bronchodilator to help open the airways.
Sometimes when airways are obstructed, the patient is given a bronchodilator, and the test is performed again.
The child then inhales a drug that widens the air passages (a short-acting bronchodilator) and the doctor takes another measurement of the lung capacity.
However, people who have a cough with wheezing (bronchospasm), indicating that the bronchial airways are narrowed or blocked, may be given a bronchodilator to relax the muscles and increase ventilation.