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How to Get Rid of Nasal Polyps
Nasal polyps are soft, teardrop-shaped noncancerous growths that develop in groups on your nasal passage lining or in your sinuses. They form when the tissue is chronically inflamed, particularly in...
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How to Prepare for a Methacholine Challenge
A methacholine challenge (MCT) is a breathing test that, if positive, aids a diagnosis of asthma or, if negative, leads a doctor to consider further investigation of other medical conditions. The MCT...
View ArticleUses for Bronkaid
Bronkaid caplets, manufactured by Bayer Health Care, are used by patients who have trouble breathing due to respiratory problems, such as bronchial asthma, common colds and sinusitus. The caplets,...
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Methacholine Challenge Protocol
A methacholine challenge test is a diagnostic tool used to assess airway responsiveness. During the test, a constriction of the airways is triggered and measured. The results are then reviewed to...
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Metered Dose Inhaler Advantages
A metered dose inhaler (MDI) is a hand-held pressurized canister that delivers a mist of aerosolized medication to the lungs. This device is a common way of treating asthma and chronic obstructive...
View ArticleHow to Quit Advair
Advair is a type of corticosteroid medication developed to treat asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema and other pulmonary disorders. An inhaler delivers the medication to patients...
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Levomethamphetamine Inhaler Abuse
Levomethamphetamine is an active ingredient most commonly found in over-the-counter nasal inhalers. It is also known as levmethamfetamine, l'methamphetamine, levodesoxyephedrine and l-desoxyephedrine.
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Problems With the ProAir Inhaler
ProAir is a type of beta antagonist bronchodilator. Beta antagonists are short-acting inhalers, which means the dosage from the inhaler will last for up to six hours. ProAir works by relaxing the...
View ArticleHow to Calculate the Inspiratory Rate
Respiration, or breathing, involves inspiration and exhalation. Inspiration is the process in which air drawn in and forced into the lungs. The inspiratory rate is the amount of times that you breath...
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How to Use the AeroChamber With Your MDI
Inhaled asthma medications are often delivered by using a device called a metered dose inhaler, or MDI. A metered dose inhaler (MDI) is a small aerosol canister full of medication that fits into a...
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Why Does Asthma Cause Headaches?
During an asthma attack, the patient is desperately trying to get air. But after the attack is done, over the counter medication used for headache pain may also cause more headaches in an asthma patient.
View ArticleHow to Sleep With Asthma
By removing the factors that will trigger an asthma attack, your chances of getting a good night's sleep become greater. Produce a sleeping environment that has the air quality controlled and that is...
View ArticleHow to Store Asthma Inhalers
Asthma inhalers are a fast, convenient way to deliver medications to relieve the symptoms of asthma. Inhalers are the preferred method of dispensing both broncho-dilators such as albuterol, which act...
View ArticleWhat Is the Difference Between Albuterol & Xopenex?
The difference between Albuterol and Xopenex can be very difficult since the two drugs are extremely similar. While both are used to treat the same condition, there are some specific differences...
View ArticleHow Do I Know if It Is Wheezing in Children?
You have been hearing your child making audible sounds as she is trying to breathe. It sounds like she is "whistling" with her breath.This sound is called "wheezing," meaning her airway may be...
View ArticleHow to Tell the Difference: Asthma or Pneumonia
Although asthma and pneumonia affect your lungs, the causes and symptoms are different. Asthma, which is a chronic lung disease, occurs in the bronchial tubes or airways in your lungs. Pneumonia, which...
View ArticleHow to Use Saline in a Nebulizer
Using saline solution in a nebulizer is an excellent and safe way to help lung congestion. The saline solution helps break up mucus in the lungs so that it may be expelled by a cough. It can also...
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How Long Does Asthmatic Bronchitis Last?
According to public health website Kids Health, bronchitis is a condition in which the mucous membrane lining the bronchial tubes becomes inflamed. The bronchial tubes are a network of airways which...
View ArticleHow to Use an Advair Inhaler
Advair is a medication that is used for asthma, bronchitis and emphysema. It combines two medications called fluticasone and salmeterol, which according Drugs.com, serves as a bronchodilator for...
View ArticleHow to Make Homemade Spacer Devices for Asthma
Inhaled asthma medications such as bronchodilators, are the most effective way to rapidly reverse the narrowing of an asthmatic child's airways. Inhaled medicines are typically administered with a...
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