Types of inhalers in pulmonary disease By Liji Thomas, MD Inhalers are handheld devices used to deliver medication to the respiratory tract in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. They are used both for the prevention and treatment of exacerbations of these chronic conditions. They offer the benefit of avoiding systemic exposure to drugs, while ensuring that the drugs go directly to where they are needed (i.e. the lungs). The first such device was sold in 1948, by Abbott Laboratories
Government of India announced they would impose a ban on advertising for tobacco smoking. Healthcare reports identified smoking tobacco was the leading cause of preventable deaths. Smoking tobacco caused cancer, lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The increase in illness and death related to tobacco smoking prompted the Indian Government to propose a ban of all forms of tobacco advertising. Their intent of initiating such a movement was for the
complete product. (1) It is an inhalation therapy or is a needle free method which exists for 4000 years ago in India where people used to inhale plant leaves ( i.e. : atropa belladonna leaves) in order to cure the cough. This technique through pulmonary route is quiet challenging because of the high oral
giddiness as well as the lack of energy, due to reduced oxygen in the body. Wheezing is not a health problem in itself. In fact, it is a symptom that can occur with many health conditions, including acute bronchitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary edema (a buildup of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs), tracheobronchitis (inflammation of the windpipe and
Every single person across the globe should already know what asthma is about or may have heard of asthma. Unfortunately, some people may not be well informed about asthma on how it works, what triggers it, and what to do if a person or someone he or she knows is having an asthma attack. “Asthma may be developed at any age but usually begins during the first few years of life.” (Asthma Facts, n.d.) It is very important to have some knowledge about asthma to prevent the condition from happening because
Evaluation of pulmonary function by spirometry is the most important tool for clinical assessment of respiratory functions.[1,2] For maintaining the reliability of pulmonary function evaluation, population‑specific reference values are required.[3,4] There is a significant difference in these values due to heritable, environmental, and ethnic differences of the studied population.[5,6] Smoking has been linked to a number of respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer
study Recently, Obstructive sleep apnea has been deemed one of the most prevalent respiratory disorders in the United States and Europe, as the suggested data estimates that 14% to 49 % of the middle-aged men have been diagnosed with significant OSA (Garvey, Pengo, Drakatos, & kent, 2015). Studies
common among kids and young adults, but even adults can have it to. Asthma can make life very difficult. When you have Asthma you can`t do much exercise that get`s your heart rate up, and you have to have an inhaler with you all the time. Asthma is a disease in the airways that makes breathing difficult. When Asthma is present the air passages become enflamed resulting in complications such as coughing, shortness of breath, and the tightening of the chest. If the Asthma become`s severe enough it can decrease
According to the CDC (2010), asthma is a chronic disease of the lung that affects the airways, making them inflamed, breathing difficult (p. 1), and many Americans seem to feel the effects of asthma. Attacks can be mild, moderate, or serious and in some cases can cause death. As stated in the report “National Surveillance of Asthma: United States, 2001-2010”, 25.7 million Americans were shown to have asthma with 7 million of them being children ages 0 to 17 and a prevalence rate of 9.3% among the
Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hypertension, Asthma, and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). The medical providers with Careclix monitor and manage patients remotely from home or work. Patients with Diabetes Mellitus use Bluetooth enabled glucometer; CHF patients utilize the patient centric dashboard with a Bluetooth enabled weight scale; Hypertensive patients utilize the Bluetooth enabled sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff), and asthma and COPD patients utilize a