bronchodilator

Converse of object

• inhale: This should be treated immediately with a fast-acting inhaled bronchodilator.
• act: Seretide Evohaler should not be used to treat acute asthma symptoms for which a fast and short acting bronchodilator is required.
• use: British Thoracic Society guidelines state that anyone who uses a bronchodilator three or more times a week should be treated with an anti-inflammatory drug.

Adjective modifier

• acting: A long acting bronchodilator may be advised in addition to a steroid inhaler.
• long: A long acting bronchodilator may be advised in addition to a steroid inhaler.
• long-acting: Source: NCCCC ( 2004 ) - end of page 19 - steroid inhaler, generally combined with a long-acting bronchodilator.
• natural: It can act as a natural bronchodilator but it also causes some unwanted side effects.

Modifies a noun

• inhaler: If you are also using a bronchodilator inhaler, be sure to always carry the inhaler with you to use during asthma attacks.
• therapy: Bronchodilator therapy works during an allergic response by inhibiting mediators released by the mast cells.
• drug: Asthma is not just a disease of narrowed airways that can be controlled by bronchodilator drugs alone.
• effect: It exerts a bronchodilator effect in patients with reversible airways obstruction.
• treatment: The patient should be instructed to seek medical advice if short-acting relief bronchodilator treatment becomes less effective or they need more inhalations than usual.
• item: Cromoglycate / bronchodilator ratio = number of cromoglycate items prescribed / number of bronchodilator items prescribed in one year.

Noun used with modifier

• relief: The patient should be instructed to seek medical advice if short-acting relief bronchodilator treatment becomes less effective or they need more inhalations than usual.