Teaching chronic obstructive airway disease patients using a metered-dose inhaler

作     者：Ho-Hoi Luk Po-May Chan Fong-Fong Lam Kit-Yu Lau Sze-Yee Chiu Yuet-Ling Fung Janet Pang 

作者机构：Department of Pharmacy Tung Wah Hospital Hong Kong China Department of General Out-patient Tung Wah Hospital Hong Kong China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第119卷第19期

页      面：1669-1672页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：chronic obstructive airway disease metered-dose inhaler patient education 

摘      要：Asthma and chronic obstructive airway disease ,（COAD） are chronic inflammatory disorders of the airways which are usually associated with widespread airway obstruction that is often relieved by treatment. β2-adrenoreceptor agonists and corticosteriods are the mainstay of the management of this disease. The preferred route of administration of these agents is by inhalation. This allows the drug to be delivered directly to the airway with more rapid relief and fewer side effects than systemic route. The main disadvantage of metered-dose inhaler （MDI） use is that the correct use requires good technique;