aerosol therapy
Breathing in medicine
Aerosol therapy is a medical treatment that delivers medication directly to the respiratory system through a fine mist or spray that the patient inhales.
It is commonly used to treat asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other lung conditions, typically administered via nebulizers or metered-dose inhalers.
The aerosol allows medication to reach the airways quickly, often providing faster relief than oral medications with fewer systemic side effects.
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorsDrugs that widen airways
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- chest congestionMucus accumulation in airways
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
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