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How to Use An Inhaler


•	Description
•	Getting ready
•	Breathe in slowly
•	Hold your breath
•	Clean your inhaler as needed
•	Replacing your inhaler
•	Children and inhalers
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Alternate Names : Metered Dose Inhaler Administration

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Description

Metered dose inhalers usually come in 3 pieces:

A mouthpiece
A cap that goes over the mouthpiece
A canister full of medication.

Using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) seems simple, but most patients do not use it the right way. When you use your MDI the wrong way, less medicine gets to your lungs. (Note: Dry powder inhalers require different instructions.)

The following steps are based on instructions from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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• Description
• Getting ready
• Breathe in slowly
• Hold your breath
• Clean your inhaler as needed
• Replacing your inhaler
• Children and inhalers
• Storage
• Pictures & Images

Review Date : 4/22/2003
Reviewed By : Elizabeth Hait, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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