abstract Home aerosol therapy accounts for 10%-14% of home respiratory therapies. It is
used to administer inhaled substances through nebulizers, thus achieving higher …

The most common way of treating exacerbations of asthma and chronic airflow limitation
(CAL) in hospital emergency rooms and on the wards is by means of bronchodilator …

Guidelines for the use of nebulizers outside of the hospital were developed at the request of
the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to assist in the preparation of Medicare …

PURPOSE: Inhaled hypertonic saline (HS) as adjunctive therapy for airway clearance in
cystic fibrosis (CF) improves overall lung function, notably the FEV1. Less well studied is its …

This paper reviews the history of aerosol therapy; discusses patient, drug, and device factors
that can influence the success of aerosol therapy; and identifies trends that will drive the …

Therapeutic aerosols are generated by pneumatic jet nebulizers, ultrasonic nebulizers,
pressurized metered-dose inhalers, and dry powder inhalers. Some of the drug preparations …

Pulmonary Disease Aerosol Delivery Devices Page 1 Pulmonary Disease Aerosol Delivery
Devices A Guide for Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Other Health Care Professionals 3rd …

Nebulizers convert solutions or suspensions into aerosols with a particle size that can be
inhaled into the lower respiratory tract. There are pneumatic jet nebulizers, ultrasonic …

The nebulized route of administration of drugs to the lungs may involve antibiotics in cystic
fibrosis, bronchodilators in asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis, and occasionally steroids in …

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