When wheezing or chest tightness will not settle with your inhaler, both UrgentMed clinics provide nebulizer breathing treatments on a walk-in basis, with oxygen-level monitoring and chest X-ray on site if it is needed. Tell the front desk you are having trouble breathing and you will be seen promptly.
Breathing treatments and the problems we treat
Breathing treatments and the conditions we treat
- Asthma flares and exercise-induced wheezing
- Bronchospasm with a chest cold or bronchitis
- Wheezing triggered by allergies or irritants
- COPD flares that are not severe
- Persistent cough with chest tightness
Breathing treatments available on site
- Nebulizer breathing treatments
- Oxygen saturation monitoring
- Chest X-ray when pneumonia is a concern
- Steroid and rescue medication when indicated
- Spirometry for ongoing evaluation
What to expect at your visit
- Say it at the desk. Breathing complaints are triaged ahead of the general queue.
- Assessment first — oxygen level, listening to your chest, and how hard you are working to breathe.
- Treatment during the visit — a nebulizer treatment and, for a flare that is not settling, a corticosteroid injection (triamcinolone) — with reassessment afterwards to confirm you have improved.
- A plan home — prescriptions where appropriate, what to watch for, and when to seek emergency care.
When to go to the emergency room instead
- Struggling to speak in full sentences
- Lips or fingertips turning blue or gray
- Severe chest tightness that a rescue inhaler is not touching
- Drowsiness or confusion with breathing difficulty
- A child working hard to breathe, with the ribs pulling in — call 911
Walk in at either Broward clinic
Both clinics are open seven days a week with on-site X-ray and laboratory — Davie on S University Drive and Plantation on Cleary Boulevard. Both serve Davie, Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Southwest Ranches and the surrounding Broward County communities.
Insurance and self-pay
We accept most major insurance plans, workers’ compensation and auto (PIP) claims, and offer self-pay pricing. Bring a photo ID and your insurance card. Ask the front desk what a visit costs before you are seen — we will tell you.
Sources: NHLBI — Asthma · MedlinePlus — Asthma