14923 Asthma Devices

Course overview

Discussion about asthma devices. Topics discussed include asthma and its impact on the pediatric population; the challenges of asthma in children; asthma medications and delivery devices, including appropriate technique; and advantages, disadvantages, and potential errors of asthma delivery devices. In the United States, over 25 million adults and children live with asthma, with over 4 million of these being children. Asthma is one of the most common long-term diseases that affects children, and can be triggered my multiple factors. Asthma can be controlled, and asthma attacks prevented, by taking medications correctly and as prescribed. There are both quick-relief and long-term control medication types to control asthma, which may be administered by multiple different device types. Improper use of asthma inhalers is one of the potential factors of poor asthma control among children. The success of the inhaler technique is not only dependent on the pharmacology of the medication, but also on the extent of its deposit in the respiratory tract. Inhaler devices require patients to correctly perform multiple steps, which might be difficult. It is crucial that healthcare providers are educated regarding proper administration of asthma inhalers to ensure that they can properly administer, as well as provide patient and family education regarding administration. This program discusses asthma and its impact on the pediatric population, challenges of asthma in children, asthma medications and delivery devices, including appropriate technique, and advantages, disadvantages, and errors of asthma delivery devices.