In my last post there was a beautiful, handsome inhaler.
Incorrect inhaler use means that the medication does not work effectively to control inflammation in the airways or open them when symptoms occur.
The only problem that remains is with aerosols such as asthma inhalers and pain relieving sprays, for which no suitable substitute has yet been found.
For all items issued as a unit, such as inhalers or tubes of skin products, we assumed a single item was used per month or during the hospital stay.
Having been used widely in the past for patients unable to use metered-dose inhalers, the advent of better delivery devices and spacers have made home nebulizer use largely redundant.
Thus, a key part of the use of an inhaler in older patients lies in regular reinforcement of inhaler technique, in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
For example, the patient with asthma could be advised to increase their bronchodilator inhaler, but to monitor their peak flows and to return if their peak flow continues to fall.
The recent use of medications was similar, whilst a history of atopy and use of asthma inhalers or steroids was less likely in case compared with control children.
