Aerosol Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis?… by
I am doing a project on Cystic Fibrosis and we have to include treatments. I need to know what the Aerosol Treatment is and what they do to preform the treatment.
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Best Answer:
Cystic Fibrosis patients receive a number of aerosol treatments, but it differs from patient to patient. Common nebulizer/aerosol treatments include:
Albuterol Sulfate (bronchodilator)
Atrovent (maintenance drug)
Pulmozyme (enzyme)
Colistimethate (antibiotic)
Tobramycin (antibiotic)
The medications are put into a nubulizer, a different nebulizer used for each medication. (ex: Tobramycin is put into a nebulizer with a filter so as to not expose the clinician to the antibiotic & Pulmozyme is put into a BAN nebulizer, which is a breath actuated nebulizer which only nebulizes upon inspiration so the patient does not waste the medication.) The nebulizer is then connected to a flow source of air or oxygen. In the hospital setting, it is connected to a 'flow meter' that is built into the wall in the patient's room. At home, an Oxygen cylinder is used as the gas source.
Albuterol is usually given 4 times a day (in the hospital), Pulmozyme and Tobramycin usually once or twice a day.
Possibly the most important treatment a Cystic Fibrosis patient receives is CPT, chest physiotherapy, via a Vest. The vest is placed on the patient and is connected to a machine that makes the vest vibrate at different speeds, titrated to the patient's needs. The vibrations loosen the secretions found in the lungs. Since CF patient's lungs produce an abnormal amount of mucus, the patient needs the vest to clear these secretions from the lungs. The vest is vital to maintaining a CF patient's lungs. The vest is also performed usually 4 times a day in the hospital.
When a CF patient is admitted to the hospital, their treatments are sometimes performed more often than at home. Some patients receive treatments BID, or twice a day, at home. In the hospital setting, treatments are performed more often to maintain optimal lung health.
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