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Use Of Aerosol Drug Therapy In Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Arzu Ari
Use Of Aerosol Drug Therapy In Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Arzu Ari
Respiratory Therapy Faculty Publications
Clinical applications of pulmonary rehabilitation are patientfocused and consist of individualized therapies such as aerosol drug therapy, airway clearance, chest physical therapy, exercise, and patient education. Devices that are used in aerosol drug delivery are divided into the following 3 categories: (1) small volume nebulizers, (2) metered-dose inhalers, and (3) dry powder inhalers. Although these devices are commonly used for the treatment of patients with pulmonary diseases, there are a limited number of objective studies on the physiologic and clinical effects of aerosol drug therapy on pulmonary rehabilitation. The purpose of this review paper is to explain all the devices …
Performance Comparisons Of Jet And Mesh Nebulizers Using Different Interfaces In Simulated Spontaneously Breathing Adults And Children, Arzu Ari, Armèle Dornelas De Andrade, Meryl M. Sheard, Bshayer R. Alhamad, James B. Fink
Performance Comparisons Of Jet And Mesh Nebulizers Using Different Interfaces In Simulated Spontaneously Breathing Adults And Children, Arzu Ari, Armèle Dornelas De Andrade, Meryl M. Sheard, Bshayer R. Alhamad, James B. Fink
Respiratory Therapy Faculty Publications
Background: Different types of nebulizers and interfaces are used for the treatment of adults and children with pulmonary diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of a mesh nebulizer (MN) with a proprietary adapter and a jet nebulizer (JN) under different configurations in adult and pediatric models of spontaneous breathing. We hypothesize that delivery efficiency of JN and MN will differ depending on the interface used during aerosol therapy in simulated spontaneously breathing adult and pediatric models. While we expect that aerosol delivery with JN will be less efficient than MN, we also hypothesize that lung …