Medicines given for an infection caused by bacteria. These drugs do not help with infections caused by viruses.
They are a type of medications that works to relax the muscles in the airways allowing them to widen and improve air flow. They are available as rescue relievers and controllers.
A blood test with a sample of blood taken from the artery to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.
millions of tiny sacs at the very ends of the smallest airways/tubes in the lungs. This is where oxygen is absorbed into the blood and carbon dioxide is released from the blood here.
This is a type of medication that works to relax the muscles in the airways allowing them to widen and improve air flow. They are available as rescue relievers and controllers.
The larger airways of the lungs.
Smaller airways of the lungs that lead to the alveoli.
This is a type of medication that works to relax the muscles in the airways allowing them to widen and improve air flow. They are available as rescue relievers and controllers.
Plastic tubing used either to supply oxygen through the nose or drugs through the arm.
Tiny, hair-like fibers that line the bronchial tubes in the lungs. These fibers help move mucus up through the tubes so it can be coughed out.
Medicines that mimic the action of a group of hormones produced naturally in the bood. They are anti-inflammatory. This medicine can be inhaled or taken by mouth.
The muscle that separates the chests cavity from the stomach—the main muscle used for breathing.
Shortness of breath. Difficult or labored breathing.
Flare-ups of medical conditions in which symptoms get worse. Changes in medical treatment may be needed.
Rapid breathing often caused by being nervous or panicked but can also be caused by a worsening condition of the lungs.
Too little oxygen in the body.
A portable hand-held device to take inhaled medicine in a couple of breaths.
Providing assistance with breathing by putting a tube, which is connected to a ventilator or respirator machine, through the nose or mouth and directly into the lungs. Allows the machine to do all or some of the breathing.
This is a device that delivers liquid medicines in a fine spray or mist. It requires no special coordination. It is a good method for getting drugs directly into the lungs.
A machine used for oxygen therapy. It has a pump that takes oxygen from the air and moves it through a long narrow tube into the nose. It concentrates the amount of oxygen taken from the air. There are now portable oxygen concentrators available.
A medically prescribed system of providing additional oxygen to the body. It is prescribed when diseased lungs are not able to meet the body’s oxygen needs.
A treatment performed by respiratory therapists that involved tapping on the chest and/or back to shake mucus loose.
An infection of one or both lungs in which organisms (bacteria, viruses, or fungi) settle in the air sacs where they grow rapidly.
It is more than just physical therapy. It is a supervised program that includes exercise training, health education, and breathing techniques for people with lung diseases.
This test measures how much oxygen is in your blood. The test is easy and the result is a percentage. A sensor on your finger or ear with a light will be used to measure the oxygen content in your blood. The result of this test may show if you need oxygen therapy.
This is a type of lung function test. It measures how well you breathe out and the largest breath you are able to take in. It is used to help diagnose lung diseases.
Sputum or as it sometimes called phlegm is airway mucus which is coughed up when clearing the airways.
The largest airway in the respiratory system, sometimes called the windpipe.