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bronchodilator

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bronchodilator

Drug that relieves obstruction of the airways by causing the bronchi and bronchioles to relax and widen. It is most useful in the treatment of asthma.



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These are also addressed short acting bronchodilators and they should be used as prescribed because bronchodilators can help relax muscles to ease wheezing and shortness of breath.
These are also addressed short acting bronchodilators and they should be used as prescribed because bronchodilators can help relax muscles to ease wheezing and shortness of breath.
In normal subjects, Vcomp is small, but it should be taken into consideration in patients with airflow obstruction, as bronchodilator therapies may affect Vcomp in this circumstance, and the reduction in thoracic gas compression volume may create a reduction of the negative effect of this phenomenon on forced expiratory flow.
 
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