Given the patient situations below(1-9), state which type of…

Question Answered step-by-step Given the patient situations below(1-9), state which type of…  Given the patient situations below(1-9), state which type of aerosol drug delivery system you feel would be most appropriate to deliver the ordered therapy. Be specific and include:type of aerosol delivery device you recommendany patient interface(if required) you would suggest for each) 1) 40 year old comatose male who is ordered on 2.5 mg Duoneb/NS2) 5 month old toddler who requires B2 therapy every two to four hours3) A 66 year patient with a tracheostomy requiring aerosolized corticosteroids and B2 every 6 hours 4) A 48 yr old patient ordered on Corticosteroid nebulizers every 12 hours-no physical restrictions 5) 30 yr old asthmatic with pneumonia. The patient has received one SVN tx with Albuterol but has repeated spasmodic coughing episodes which wastes medication.  6. A 70 yr old patient who requires corticosteroid therapy at home. Late stage lung disease with end-stage lung disease causing a major decrease in inspiratory and expiratory flowrates 7. Intubated and mechanically ventilated 35 yr old patient requiring long acting bronchodilator 2x/day 9. 39 yr old newly diagnosed COPD patient who owns a busy coffee shop. Ordered  on 1x/day inhaled steroid as a maintenance drug and a PRN B210.  You receive an order for the following treatments: Ventolin 4 puffs/four x day and every 4 hours as needed, 2 puffs Symbicort, 2x/day, Tobi unit dose every 8 hours , Spiriva 1x/day. Explain in what order you would administer the therapy (and why) when seeing the patient first thing in the morning.  Health Science Science Nursing MEDICINE 101 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)