title: The science guiding selection of an aerosol delivery device.
abstract: Aerosol therapy continues to be considered as one of the cornerstones of the profession of respiratory care, even after 60 years. Aerosol therapy serves as a critical intervention for both exacerbations and chronic maintenance for a variety of respiratory care conditions. Aerosol therapy uniquely blends both the art and science of medicine together to produce the practical and necessary clinical outcomes for patients with respiratory diseases. This review was presented as part of the New Horizons Symposium on how to guide the scientific selection of an appropriate aerosol device.
authors.affiliation: Associate Executive Director of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D035843:Biomedical Research; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D036501:Metered Dose Inhalers / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols
keywords: aerosol therapy; inhaler; nebulizer; respiratory care