Albuterol is used to prevent and treat wheezing, difficulty breathing,
chest tightness, and coughing
caused by lung diseases such as asthma.
She has an infection at the moment and hopefully the course of antibiotics she is one will clear it up.
If she is now asthmatic, she will have flare ups to irritants. These can be anything from sprays, smoke, the cold, the heat and a dry atmosphere, dust, dander, wool, pets etc.