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In all her years as a physician, Dr. Lisa M. Cannon has had her share of diagnosing and treating patients with lung problems. She considers these to be some of the most important parts of her job. As such, she shares her knowledge of it through her blogs.
For this blog, Dr. Lisa M. Cannon puts the spotlight on a rather significant tool for patients struggling with bronchitis – bronchodilators. Bronchodilators were developed to help a person with breathing problems by relaxing the lung muscles and widening the bronchi (airways). Typically, doctors prescribe bronchodilators to patients with asthma. But it’s equally as efficient for people with bronchitis as well.
There are two major kinds of bronchodilators (short-acting and long-acting) and three types of bronchodilators that people usually use (beta-2 agonists, anticholinergics, and theophylline).
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Short-acting bronchodilators are most used by people who feel a quick, sudden, often terrifying attack of breathlessness. The long-acting kind of bronchodilators is utilized regularly by patients who experience milder breathlessness more frequently. Bronchodilators, in both cases, help in managing bronchitis by clearing and relaxing the lungs and airways of a patient as mentioned earlier.
Bronchodilators also work hand-in-hand with corticosteroids, which is used in the treatment of breathing problems as well, Dr. Lisa M. Cannon adds. While bronchodilators and corticosteroids may be used separately, most doctors advise the use of it in a single inhaler.
Dr. Lisa M. Cannon graduated from New York Medical College in 1991 and obtained her pulmonary fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. She was affiliated with Pascack Valley Hospital and the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Dr. Cannon has since focused on her own private practice in New Jersey. For more articles like this, visit this blog.
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