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+====== Nebulizers    ======
+A nebulizer is a compressed air machine used to administer liquid respiratory medication in the forms of a mist. Some patients with respiratory problem find it easier and more pleasant to breathe their respiratory medications with a nebulizer than with an inhaler. Unlike inhalers, nebulizers may deliver a dose more accurately and the cost is paid for by Medicare.
+A variable oxygen-concentration high flow nebulizer provides variable concentrations of humidified oxygen and delivers aerosal medication such as albuterol or Mucomyst or acetylcysteine  Mucosil). It is available in a portable unit. They may be more effective for patients who have difficulty with mucous secretions.
+===== Read more =====
+  * [[http://www.getasthmahelp.org/nebulizers.asp|All About Nebulizers]] – using and cleaning a nebulizer
+{{tag>non-MP_therapies}}
+===== Notes and comments =====
+  * Legacy content
+    *
+===== References =====

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