I beleive yours was the question I already answered so here is the same answer. Bronchial closing in pneumonia is usually not caused by smooth muscle constriction which xopenex and albuterol are used to treat, but rather it is caused by bronchial wall inflamation and mucus plugging (neither of which xopenex is good for). antobiotics for […]
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I beleive yours was the question I already answered so here is the same answer.
Bronchial closing in pneumonia is usually not caused by smooth muscle constriction which xopenex and albuterol are used to treat, but rather it is caused by bronchial wall inflamation and mucus plugging (neither of which xopenex is good for). antobiotics for the infection and alveolar fluid as well as some deep breathing and coughing excersizes. Also a steroid for the Bronchial inflamation is appropriate. Pneumonia is an alveolar (lung air sacs) infectious disease.
Xopenex does not get down to the alveoli. Besides, Xopenex relaxes bronchiolar muscles, and there are no bronchiolar muscles in the alveoli anyway. However, if the pneumonia causes bronchospasm, the treatment might work. Usually one treatment will be able to tell if you need to keep taking them. If you don’t get relief after one then tell you Doctor.
Xopenex is used to treat reversible obstructive airways diseases, which pneumonia is not. Unless you have an underlying bronchospastic condition it probably won’t help.
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