inhalation therapy
Medicinal air delivery
Inhalation therapy is the medical administration of drugs, oxygen, or medicated vapors through breathing.
Patients inhale substances directly into the lungs for respiratory conditions like asthma, COPD, or pneumonia, or for general anesthesia.
The method delivers treatment directly to airways or allows rapid absorption into the bloodstream: The doctor prescribed inhalation therapy for her bronchitis.
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- chest tightnessPressure in torso cavity
breathing treatment · COPD · bronchitis · bronchodilation · spacer · mucolytics · corticosteroids · cystic fibrosis · saline solutions · exhale · lung function · emphysema · vaporizer · humidifier · anticholinergics · puffer · patient education · prescription guidelines
inhalation therapyoral medication
Drugs swallowed whole
intravenous therapy · IV therapy · injection · intramuscular injection · subcutaneous injection