"Metered Dose Inhalers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small aerosol canister used to release a calibrated amount of medication for inhalation.
| Descriptor ID |
D036501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.605.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Metered Dose Inhalers- Metered Dose Inhalers
- Inhaler, Metered Dose
- Metered Dose Inhaler
- MDI (Inhalers)
- Inhalers, Metered Dose
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metered Dose Inhalers" by people in Profiles.
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Health literacy and type of education intervention predicting post-education metered-dose inhaler misuse. Respir Med. 2022 Aug-Sep; 200:106930.
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Estimated cost-savings from optimizing use of inhaled medications for inpatients with obstructive lung disease. J Asthma. 2023 02; 60(2):323-330.
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Reply: Utility of a Mask with a Spacer to Deliver the Contents of a Metered Dose Inhaler. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 03; 18(3):553.
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Mask Use with Spacers/Valved Holding Chambers and Metered Dose Inhalers among Children with Asthma. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 01; 18(1):17-22.
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What can be done to impact respiratory inhaler misuse: exploring the problem, reasons, and solutions. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2020 08; 14(8):791-805.
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Changing the Course of the Next 40 Years: Time to Address Rampant Inhaler Misuse Using System-Level Educational Solutions. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 11; 16(11):1459.
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Poor Metered-Dose Inhaler Technique Is Associated with Overuse of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 06; 16(6):765-768.
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Does inhaler technique align with confidence among African-American children and their parents? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 07; 123(1):100-101.
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Using Video Telehealth to Facilitate Inhaler Training in Rural Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease. Telemed J E Health. 2019 03; 25(3):230-236.
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Missed opportunities to transition from nebulizers to inhalers during hospitalization for acute asthma: A multicenter observational study. J Asthma. 2017 Nov; 54(9):968-976.