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...Quick-relief or rescue medications for sudden symptoms Breathing treatments or airway clearance techniques Identifying and avoiding triggers When to seek emergency...or rescue medications for sudden symptoms Breathing treatments or airway clearance techniques Identifying and avoiding triggers When to seek emergency care...

...complications. The earlier treatment starts, the better. Treatments may include: Airway clearance techniques to loosen and get rid of mucus in the lungs Inhaled...The earlier treatment starts, the better. Treatments may include: Airway clearance techniques to loosen and get rid of mucus in the lungs Inhaled medicines...

...an inhaler. They need a care plan that accounts for muscle tone, positioning, and coordination challenges that affect how well they can clear their airways. A ventilator-dependent child with a developmental disability needs a school team that understands both the medical equipment and the communication...

...CF feel better and live longer. These include: Chest physical therapy to loosen mucus in the lungs Breathing treatments with medicines to open the airways Antibiotics to treat and prevent lung infections Pancreatic enzymes to...

...and cystic fibrosis. They can make it hard to breathe. Asthma causes the airways to get narrow and makes breathing difficult. COPD damages the lungs over...inhalers and oxygen therapy can make a big difference. They help open up the airways and make breathing easier. Pulmonary rehabilitation teaches breathing exercises...

...disease that can be anywhere from mild to life threatening. Asthma attacks are brought on by triggers, which can be anything that causes inflammation of airways. Triggers can vary from person to person, and what might affect one person with asthma might not affect another person. Triggers are often things...

...people in the U.S. It causes an imbalance of salt in the body, which affects the pancreas shortly after birth, impedes proper digestion, and causes airways to fill with mucus, leaving patients vulnerable to lung infections and other problems. Patients are often small and malnourished and tend to have overly...

...car behind Ruby. "She saw me swerve, hit the hole and go flying," Ruby recalls. "She pulled over and knew what to do. She had a blanket, cleared my airways, because I bit through my tongue. I would have choked on my own blood." At the hospital, the doctors had to keep repeating things to Ruby: "You've...

...called CF, affects mostly the lungs and the pancreas. When mucus builds up in the lungs, it causes difficulty breathing, and as it gets stuck in the airways, it causes inflammation and possible infections. The mucus also builds up in the digestive tract and pancreas, which prevents enzymes from getting...