How to Use bronchodilator in a Sentence

bronchodilator

noun
  • When it’s broken down in the body, caffeine produces small amounts of the bronchodilator theophylline.
    Brad Rickman, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Guyatt and his team meant to do three blind comparisons between a placebo and one of the three drugs: theophylline, a bronchodilator that eases breathing.
    Maggie McKee, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2014
  • That usually means putting you on a regimen that includes a bronchodilator, which is a drug that can quickly open your swollen airways.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 8 June 2018
  • Senate Bill 127, which encourages schools to have at least two bronchodilator rescue inhalers on site.
    Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The piney-tasting pinene terpene—said to be a bronchodilator good for those with asthma that can be used as an expectorant and to increase alertness—also factors into that brew.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2017
  • According to experts, the drug can act as a bronchodilator to clear airways and optimize heart rates, making horses more efficient.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Even now, with good insurance, her $2,000 deductible prompts her to use her inhaler -- an Advair bronchodilator -- sparingly.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Clenbuterol can be used as a decongestant or bronchodilator.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Clenbuterol is used for humans as a decongestant and bronchodilator.
    Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Aug. 2017
  • Medications that are used to treat asthma (such as bronchodilators and steroids) may also be used to help someone who has been contaminated breathe, according to the CDC.
    Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 2 June 2020
  • If you're diagnosed with bronchitis, your doctor may prescribe a bronchodilator like albuterol, Dr. Sood says.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Emergency responders took her to the hospital via ambulance where she was treated with oxygen and bronchodilators.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Here's what isn't funny—or nerdy, for that matter: landing in the ER due to a severe asthma attack and waking up in a hospital bed with a nebulized bronchodilator tube delivering medication to your lungs.
    Kate Gardner, SELF, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Patients tested out an inhaler that contained three drugs: A steroid preventer to control inflammation; a long-acting bronchodilator to keep airways open; and a drug called glycopyrronium to help boost airflow.
    chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • But when given the standard treatments for an asthma attack, which included oral corticosteroids and inhaled bronchodilators, 19 failed to respond to their medications.
    Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018

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