Review: various devices for delivery of aerosol treatment can be equally efficacious

Review: various devices for delivery of aerosol treatment can be equally efficacious.

Year in Review 2014: Aerosol Delivery Devices.

After centuries of discoveries and technological growth, aerosol therapy remains a cornerstone of care in the management of both acute and chronic respiratory conditions. Aerosol therapy embraces the concept that medicine is both an art and a science, where an explicit understanding of the science of aerosol therapy, the nuances of the different delivery devices, and the ability to provide accu...

Aerosol delivery devices in the treatment of asthma.

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 nebulizers, and mesh nebulizers. Newer nebulizer designs are breath-enhanced, breath-actuated, or have aerosol-storage bags to minimize aerosol loss during exhalation. Nebulizers can be used with helium-oxygen mixture...

Treatment of Inflammatory Airway Disease: Aerosol Delivery Devices and Medications

Successful treatment of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) requires environmental management to minimize exposure to irritants and combination drug therapy to reduce pulmonary inflammation and prevent bronchoconstriction. Aerosolized drug therapy is an efficient means of treatment for most horses with IAD. Aerosolized drug therapy has been standard treatment for human patients with non-infectiou...

New aerosol delivery devices for cystic fibrosis.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients use several therapies to treat chronic inflammation and infection in the lungs and to improve airway clearance. Inhaled therapies in CF typically include bronchodilators, airway wetting agents, mucus-active agents, and antibiotics, among others. There are many variables to take into account when prescribing aerosolized therapies to CF patients, including aerosol fa...