Re: Acute bronchitis///Asthma meds///lung capacity lowered by 25%---Questions
From: jwang,MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 10:52:53 -0500 (CDT)
The meds used should be safe during pregnancy, in fact an asthma med is
used to stop preterm labor.
There is an expected decreas in lung capacity during pregnancy because
of the increased volume of the uterus growing. I don't know what the
changes are for a particular date of teh pregnancy, though. The
difference in diagnosis is really a semantic term. Bronchitis is a
"cold". You should let your ob know what's going on.
At Mon, 11 Sep 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hi there,
>I have yet another set of questions. I am 23 weeks pregnant and I went to
>the ER tonight because I could not stop coughing. At the ER, the doc there
>determined that I have acute bronchitis and my lung capacity has been lowered
>by 25%.
>
>So, the DR gave me a "breathing treatment"-of asthma medication. Which one
>to say-I am not sure. I have never been on any asthma meds. The "breathing
>treatment" made me feel like I was on drugs-very jittery.
>
>So, my questions are the following: How will acute bronchitis affect my
>pregnancy - being 23 weeks pregnant, Can a whole bunch of coughing hurt my
>baby??? Being that my lung capacity has been lowered by 25 % should I call
>my regular OB/GYN and tell them this???? This asthma med has made me feel
>like I am crack or something. Are there any asthma meds known to hurt an
>unborn child??? I am also on tylenol 3 for the coughing. I have read here
>that the tylenol 3 is safe to take-anything extra I should be aware of???
>
>And one last question, theoretically speaking, if I went to the ER
>complaining of severe coughing this morning, wheezing, etc. and came home
>with a diagnosis of the common cold and then went back to the same ER - the
>same day-and found that I have acute bronchitis and my lung capacity has been
>lowered-isn't it something to be said about the first Dr that I saw??? (The
>second time I went I was checked by a DR and a respiratory therapsit.)
>
>I hope this email is somewhat readable-I apologize in advance if it is not.
>But, the asthma stuff they gave me made feel like a monkey on crack.
>
>Thank you for your time.
>Jenny
--
J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
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>and/or interventions.>
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