| NOMENCLATURE |
NEBULIZER, INHALATION THERAPY APPARATUS. A DEVICE WHICH EMPLOYS AN AIR
BLAST IN A CHAMBER TO VAPORIZE A FLUID. THE CHAMBER HAS JETS AND MAY
HAVE A BAFFLE. THE PARTICLE SIZE OF THE MIST PRODUCED IS SMALLER AND
MORE DIFFUSED THAN THE JET OF SPRAY FROM AN ATOMIZER OR HUMIDIFIER. IT
IS USED IN INHALATION THERAPY FOR RESPIRATORY AREAS IN THE TREATMENT OF
ASTHMA WHERE LARGER SPRAYED DROPLETS ARE NOT SATISFACTORY. DESIGNED FOR
USE WITH GAS ANESTHESIA AND OXYGEN THERA PY APPARATUS TO ADD HUMIDITY
AS WELL AS MEDICATIONS TO THE GAS OR AIR.
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