Metered dose inhaler use - series

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Metered dose inhaler use - part one

A metered dose inhaler (MDI) delivers a specific amount of medicine in aerosol form. This makes it possible to inhale the medication, instead of taking it in pill form.

MDI's are commonly used to treat asthma, COPD, and other respiratory conditions.

Update Date: 5/1/2011

Updated by: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Related Pages

• Asthma
• Asthma in Children
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

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