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bronchodilator
Endogenous or phamaceutical agent the dilates of bronchi & bronchioles.
Also see bronchodilator agent
Indications:
- bronchospasm
- cough
- reactive airway disease
- asthma
- chronic bronchitis
Special laboratory:
- conventional wisdom
- asthma have bronchodilator responsiveness
- patients with COPD have irreversible obstruction
- in a large cohort, bronchodilator responsiveness failed to distinguish asthma & COPD
Related
bronchodilation
bronchodilator responsiveness
Specific
inhaled anticholinergic agent
inhaled beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist
methylxanthine
phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor
phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor
General
bioagent
References
- Wikipedia: Bronchodilator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchodilator
- Beasley R et al.
Prevalence, diagnostic utility and associated characteristics of bronchodilator
responsiveness.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024 Feb 15; 209:390.
PMID: 38029294 PMCID: PMC10878375 Free PMC article
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202308-1436OC