Dr.Frei NE-SM1, User Manual

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INTRODUCTION
What Is Nebulizer and How Does It Work?
The nebulizer system is a device that turns a liquid drug into a fine aerosol
under the influence of ultrasound. An aerosol contains larger and smaller
particles.When breathing the gravity makes the larger particles accumu-
late on the walls of the upper respiratory passages while the smaller par-
ticles have enough time to reach the lower bronchial branches. Therefore
the drug comes to all parts of the patient’s bronhial tree, including the
smallest bronchi and alveole, and gets into the blood vessels on the walls
of the alveole in big therapeutic dozes with tiny or none side effects.
What Is Nebulizing Therapy Used for?
Nebulizer systems are used by the patients with:
• acute respiratory diseases;
• obstructive pulmonary disease;
• chronic inflammatory processes in respiratory passages such as
chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma (incl. chronic or unstable ones,
exacerbation of asthma), chronic pharyngitis;
• respiratory passages infections;
• abnormalities in secretion quality and secreting in bronchi;
• different types of coughing.
Advantages of Nebulizing Therapy
Nebulizing therapy gives a possibility to quickly effect the inflammatory
zone by big drug dozes which increases the influence of the treatment and
reduces the risk of side effects to other organs. Nebulizing therapy is the
easiest way of inhalation treatment and it is also an economical means of
treatments from the point of view of purposeful use of drug. Aerosol treat-
ment with the help of nebulizing systems can be used for children, elderly
and infirm patients.