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Evaluating Metered Dose Inhaler and Spacer Use

On November 12, 2013   /   Articles of Interest  
Tags: inhaler, spacer

Young children taking inhaled asthma medications, such as albuterol and corticosteroids, often use a metered dose inhaler (MDI). Children are supposed to use spacers, a device that connects to their MDIs, to ensure that the medicine travels into their lungs. If the MDI – spacer combination is

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Bronchiolitis hospitalization costs are more than $500 million per year? Pelletier AJ, Mansbach JM, Camargo CA Jr. Direct medical costs of bronchiolitis hospitalizations in the United States. Pediatrics 2006;118:2418-23.

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Almost half of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis will develop asthma? Mansbach JM, Camargo CA Jr. Respiratory viruses in bronchiolitis and their link to recurrent wheezing and asthma. Clin Lab Med 2009; 29: 741-755.
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