albuterol
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- noun
- /ælˈbjuːtərɒl/
- Specialized
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albuterol
- Patient: "Yes, I take an Albuterol inhaler for my asthma."
- nebulized albuterol
Examples
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His medical history was significant for severe asthma, for which he used albuterol and theophylline inhalers.
Academic text (2006) -
The doctor prescribed albuterol to help ease her breathing during an asthma attack.
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Get him some albuterol and oxygen now!
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I need oxygen and albuterol now!
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I use an Albuterol inhaler before every race.
Blog text (31) -
They say I need albuterol and might need a breathing machine.
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We just need some more of his medication, an albuterol inhaler, like this one.
Fiction book (1995) -
According to one respondent: "There is lots of asthma in the village now, and people are using lots of Albuterol when they did not before."
Academic text (2007) -
She was treated with subcutaneous epinephrine, nebulized albuterol, and diphenhydramine, and sent to the emergency department (ED) for observation.
Academic text (2003) -
Initial management was supportive with intravenous hydrocortisone, nebulized adrenaline (epinephrine), and nebulized salbutamol (albuterol).
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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5.5
A medicine that relaxes the small tubes in the lungs to make breathing easier
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A medicine you breathe in that quickly opens your airways during asthma attacks
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A medicine in an inhaler that helps you breathe during asthma or other lung problems
A medicine that helps you breathe by making the airways wider
Surface Forms
Etymology
Albuterol is a modern drug name built from chemistry parts like butyl, a small chemical chain, and the ending -ol, a chemical ending that often means 'an alcohol part', and it is the American name for salbutamol. A helpful way to remember it is that this medicine 'opens' the airways and helps you breathe.