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2. What is an asthma spacer device and how do you use it? - AOL

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   The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that spacer devices are used for children with chronic asthma. For children aged under five years they recommend that a ...

3. Anti-asthmatic agent - Wikipedia

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   An anti-asthmatic agent, also known as an anti-asthma drug, refers to a drug that can aid in airway smooth muscle dilation to allow normal breathing during an asthma attack or reduce inflammation on the airway to decrease airway resistance for asthmatic patients, or both. The goal of asthmatic agents is to reduce asthma exacerbation frequencies ...

4. If You're Living With Asthma, Here's Every Single Treatment ...

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   Treat an asthma attack by visiting the hospital. Every year, more than 1.6 million Americans wind up in the emergency room because of an asthma attack, according to the CDC.If your attack is so ...

5. Quest for the Code - Wikipedia

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   Starbright Asthma CD-ROM Game: Quest for the Code is an interactive asthma adventure game developed by Starbright. The game is available in both English and Spanish and free to both children with asthma and their carers. [3] The game was designed for educational purposes. [4]

6. Dry-powder inhaler - Wikipedia

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   DPIs are commonly used to treat respiratory diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and COPD although DPIs (such as inhalable insulin) have also been used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. [1] DPIs are an alternative to the aerosol-based inhalers commonly called metered-dose inhaler (or MDI). The DPIs may require some procedure to ...

7. Long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist - Wikipedia

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   When combined with inhaled steroids, β adrenoceptor agonists can improve symptoms. [1] [2] In children this benefit is uncertain and they may be potentially harmful. [2]They should not be used without an accompanying steroid due to an increased risk of severe symptoms, including exacerbation in both children and adults. [3]