An albuterol sulfate inhaler is a fast-acting bronchodilator that quickly relieves the sudden onset of asthma symptoms like wheezing, chest constriction and difficulty breathing. It works by relaxing the surrounding smooth muscles of the bronchial...
Asthma is a serious respiratory condition involving constriction of the airways that allow air to flow into the lungs. In severe cases, bronchospasm (tightening of the airways) can cause extreme shortness of breath and may result in loss of...
Asthma is a chronic lung disease with symptoms including wheezing, coughing, difficulty breathing and/or a tight feeling in the chest, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Inhalers treat the symptoms of asthma and...
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and difficulty breathing. There is no cure for asthma, but its symptoms can be controlled and treated with medication. Drugs that treat asthma are...
Asthma is a long-term disease of the lung that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Asthma is characterized by wheezing, tightness in the chest, shortness of breath and...
Bronchospasms, which cause difficulty in breathing, can occur after strenuous exercise, as well as due to chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis. Asthmatics can get bronchospasms, too. Physicians may prescribe the...
Asthma is a chronic disease that afflicts the airways. The bronchial tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs become inflamed and constricted during an asthma attack. As the airways react to external irritants, the airways narrow, causing...
Ventolin HFA is known generically as albuterol. A physician may prescribe it to help curtail bronchospasms that occur in sufferers of lung diseases such as emphysema, bronchitis and asthma. Albuterol is an adrenergic bronchodilator that may be...
An albuterol inhaler (brand names Accuneb, ProAir HFA, Proventil, Proventil HFA and Ventolin HFA) is a medication used to treat the symptoms of an asthma attack. The Mayo Clinic defines an asthma attack as the inflammation and constriction of...
A metered dose inhaler, or MDI, is a small hand-held drug delivery device that dispenses doses of an aerosolized medication to the lungs. The Federal Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation Research classifies MDIs as a drug and device...
