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Bland Aerosol
Sterile water not medicated
3 main goals for aerosol theraphy.
Humidify inspired gas
Improve the mobilzation & elemination of secretions
Deliver medications to the respiratory tract.
Define aerosol.
A suspension of solid, or liquid particles within a gas.
Advantages of aerosol theraphy
Smaller doses needed
Quick drug response
Fewer or less severe side effects
Painless and convenient
Disadvantages of aerosol theraphy.
Difficult to deliver a prcise dose
Requires patient compliance and education
Equipment maintenance
What is a medicated aerosol?
A suspension of a liquid or solid drug in a carrier gas.
What are the 4 factors that influence the delivery of the drug to the lungs?
Stability-
Penetration -
Deposition -
Inertial impaction -
10 - 15 microns
deposit in the upper airway
5 - 10 microns
deposit in the bronchi
1 -5 microns
deposit in the lower ariways
Particles smaller than 0.5 microns
penetrate to alveoli and can be exhaled back out.
How should the breathing pattern be, during inhalation route?
slow, deep, and help for 10 seconds.
Ihalation route
is impricise dosing