nebulizer
Sign in to saveIn medicine, a nebulizer (American English) or nebuliser (English) is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are commonly used for the treatment of asthma, cystic fibrosis, COPD and other respiratory diseases or disorders. They use oxygen, compressed air or ultrasonic power to break up solutions and suspensions into small aerosol droplets that are inhaled from the mouthpiece of the device. An aerosol is a mixture of gas and solid or liquid particles.
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- Medical uses
- Guidelines
- Effectiveness
- Aerosol deposition
- Types
- Pneumatic
- Jet nebulizer
- Mechanical
- Soft mist inhaler
- Electrical
- Ultrasonic wave nebulizer
- Vibrating mesh technology
- Use and attachments
- History
- See also
- References
In medicine, a nebulizer (American English) or nebuliser (English) is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are commonly used for the treatment of asthma, cystic fibrosis, COPD and other respiratory diseases or disorders. They use oxygen, compressed air or ultrasonic power to break up solutions and suspensions into small aerosol droplets that are inhaled from the mouthpiece of the device. An aerosol is a mixture of gas and solid or liquid particles.
==Medical uses== thumb|Another form of nebulization