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Viral-Induced Asthma Rescue/Sick Plan (Albuterol)

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!! So, my 2.5 year-old gets asthmatic with every cold, which can lead to ER visits and also coughs that can last all fall or winter long. So for daily prevention, we're on Flovent 2 puffs a day (was twice a day for a month and then stepped down to once daily) and Singulair once a day. At the very first sign of a cold, we are supposed to start Albuterol puffs via spacer 4 times a day every 4 hours (not overnight tho). The plan says to do the 4 puffs/4 hours for 5-7 days. The Albuterol definitely helps and the...