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Bronchiectasis and Pneumonia tips on prevention

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Feb 21 11:19am | Replies (4)
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@cathylisa

It seems Donna is the one with frequent pneumonia. I have severe asthma and bronchiecstasis and got pseudomanas but I never had pneumonia. I think it is because as soon as an infection enters my lungs I have an asthmatic reaction. So I am alerted and put on antibiotics quite soon. I use 7 percent saline solution in my nebulizer. Is hypertonic different from that I put in my nebulizer?

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scoop | @scoop | Feb 21 11:19am

Hypertonic saline = 7% or 3% saline (really anything over 0.09% saline) . Hyper means "increased."

Isotonic saline = 0.09% saline (same as what's in our spit, eyes, and other fluids in human body). Iso means "equal."

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