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The most common error related to the use of metered dose inhalers was the failure to attach the inhaler to a spacer. SAN ANTONIO — In the United States, two-thirds ...

A rescue inhaler can be a lifesaver during an asthma or COPD flareup, but using a rescue inhaler is complicated and misuse is common, putting patients' lives at risk. An education strategy, called ...

Abstracts presented at the 2019 American Thoracic Society International Conference suggest that participation in clinical trials and 1-on-1 coaching may improve inhaler technique of patients with ...

The introduction of pressurized meter-dose inhalers (MDI) in the 1950s transformed treatment for patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1 ...

A study on patients who use inhalers found that interventions to improve inhaler techniques and drug adherence are needed. A small study of hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

What to do when a patient’s asthma control deteriorates after switching to a more environmentally friendly, or ‘greener’, ...

The aim of this article was to study the emergence of blemishes on the inner surface of aluminum MDI cans. Surface analysis of the blemishes proposed that the stain was a water-drying stain and it was ...

“The correct use of inhalers has been an issue for a number of years,” Myrna B. Dolovich, BEng, PEng, of the faculty of health sciences within the division of respiratory medicine at McMaster ...

To reach the lungs, medicine from an inhaler must navigate the narrow passage of the throat, as seen in his aluminum model, without sticking to the moist sides of the passage. Tens of millions of ...

The gold standard for teaching inhaler technique is an intervention called TTG, which combines assessment and education through rounds of demonstration and patient teach-back. Essentially, the patient ...