Areosol Therapy Flashcards
Operation of mesh
Electric vibrates piezoceramic plate @ freq
of 130khz
1,000 aperture’s
3-4 um
Mesh drug volume?
0.1-4 mL
Mesh disadvantages?
Costly
Difficult to repair
Principal of ultrasonic nebulizer
Piezoelectric principle
Crystal transducer converts electric signals to acoustic vibrations that generates a geyser
Used for bland and med. For med as a stand alone or w/ O2
Not adjustable size
Larger volume : bland
Small volume: drug delivery
Advantages of mesh and ultrasonic
Rapid delivery
Low dead vol
Portable
Little effect on density
Uniform
Reduce time
Can deliver undiluted bronchodilator
Does not add extra flow to ventilator
Disadvantages of vibrating mesh and ultrasonic
Size, density, and output effected by humidity of gas carrier
Temp might ⬆️ 10 degrees C
High cost
Erratic reliability
Particle size of jet
1-5 um
Hold of small jet
5-20 mL
Hold for large Jet
200mL
Why larger
Longer treatment time and larger dose
Vol for small particle Generator
2-3L
How long until more than half aerosolize is delivered from jet?
10 min
What percentage of deposition from Jet
As little as 1, but usually 10-20%
How much more med is delivered with reservoir?
5-10%
How much more med is delivered with collection bad
30-59%