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What's a Bronchodilator?

Bronchodilator

Say: brong-ko-DY-lay-ter

A person with asthma may need to take a medicine called a bronchodilator. This type of medicine dilates (a fancy word for opens) the airways, or bronchial tubes. This usually means using an inhaler, which is a plastic tube that holds a container of medicine. You may have seen a friend or someone in school using an inhaler, which is held up to the mouth and breathed into the lungs.

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The five differences are:
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– Coat pocket
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– Stethoscope bell dot
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The two matching doctors are 9 and 14.

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