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How to Help Someone Having an Asthma Attack Without an Inhaler
Trying to help a person struggling through an asthma attack without an inhaler can be a frightening experience, but the most important thing you can do to help is to stay calm. Aside from breathing...
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Purposes of the Pulse Oximeter
Pulse oximeters are used by health care workers in medical settings to measure the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in blood without a blood sample. Hemoglobin is a protein in the blood that carries...
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Xopenex Uses
Xopenex -- also known generically as levalbuterol -- is a drug manufactured by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals in the United States. The drug, which comes as either an inhaler or an inhalation solution, is...
View ArticleHow to Use a Pro Air Inhaler
The ProAir HFA inhaler contains albuterol sulfate. The inhaler treats asthma symptoms in children and adults. Prescribed by a physician, the ProAir inhaler is a medication. Proper use and care of the...
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How to Know if an Inhaler Is Empty
If you rely on an inhaler to keep your asthma under control, not knowing if it is empty can be stressful. When shaken, empty and full canisters can make virtually the same sound. Sadly, there are...
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What Are the Components of an Inhaler?
Asthma is a disease affecting the lungs that can cause symptoms of chest tightening, coughing, wheezing and breathlessness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7.7 percent of...
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Metered Dose Inhaler Instructions
Some conditions that restrict breathing, such as asthma, require you to use an inhaler to manage your condition. Many of these inhalers are metered dose inhalers, or MDIs, which means that the device...
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The Differences Between a Peak Flow Meter and a Spirometer
Peak flow and spirometry seem to have similar functions. While they both measure the amount of air your lungs can force out, a peak flow meter is used to monitor symptom management at home while...
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Breathing Problems in Childhood
Children often suffer from a variety of respiratory problems because their respiratory systems are extremely susceptible to infection. Many of the common causes of breathing difficulty are viral and...
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Correct Inhaler Techniques
A variety of asthma drugs are dispensed by inhaler. Correct usage is vital to achieve efficient symptom relief because it is the only way to ensure that the maximum amount of medication per dose...
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How to Reduce Wheezing
A rattling in your chest and faint whistle while you breathe is a sure sign of asthma, a respiratory disorder that reduces your ability to breathe due to inflamed, narrow airways. Medication can help...
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What Are Relief Inhalers?
Relief inhalers, also called rescue inhalers or asthma inhalers, are medical devices used to immediately ease the symptoms of asthma. Symptoms of asthma include wheezing, difficulty breathing and...
View ArticleHow to Measure Breathing
Measuring the breathing rate of a person is an important first aid and medical procedure that can be handy to know whether you're a medical professional or a person who wants to be ready in case of a...
View ArticleSpiriva Handihaler Instructions
The Spiriva HandiHaler is a device used to administer Spiriva capsules, a medication for people who experience breathing difficulties associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD...
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How to Control Wheezing
A wheeze is a whistling sound that occurs when airways in the respiratory system constrict. It often is accompanied by coughing and labored breathing. Wheezing is a symptom of an underlying condition,...
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How to Find a Serial Number on a Nebulizer
A nebulizer is a small machine designed to deliver medication to asthmatics. Nebulizer treatments, sometimes called "breathing treatments," change liquid asthma medication into a mist so it can be...
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How to Use a Handheld Nebulizer
One method to deliver aerosolized medication to lungs is to use a device called a nebulizer, which transforms liquid medicine into an aerosol that can be inhaled. It takes just a bit of practice to...
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How to Stop Taking Singular
Doctors primarily prescribe Singulair as a long-term care medication for asthma or exercise-related asthma, but may prescribe it for allergy-induced asthma, as well. The most common side effects of...
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How to Use a Diskus Inhaler
The Advair Diskus inhaler is used to control and prevent the symptoms of asthma and lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The inhaler contains a corticosteroid called...
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How to Run With Inhalers
Asthma causes airway passages to constrict, making breathing more difficult. Exercise induced asthma results from the body's reaction to the sudden rise in internal temperature which, in turn, results...
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