A 28-Year-Old Patient Recently Diagnosed with Asthma Needs Reinforcement on How

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1. Shake the canister vigorously and place it into the mouthpiece device.
2. Open your mouth and hold the inhaler approximately 1 inch away. (If the patient places the mouthpiece in the mouth, the gas propellant causes the drug to bounce off the back of the throat, and much of it will be lost around the mouth.)
3. Exhale normally, and while beginning to inhale slowly, depress the canister, releasing a metered dose of medication.
4. Continue to breathe in until the lungs are full; hold the breath to a count of 10, if possible, and then breathe out normally.
5. If a second dose is prescribed, wait at least 1 minute between puffs.
6. Some inhalers come attached to spacers or can be adapted to meet the needs of children or older patients who have difficulty managing the technique. When the canister is depressed, the medication stays in the spacer, and the patient can take more time to inhale the particles.

A 28-Year-Old Patient Recently Diagnosed with Asthma Needs Reinforcement on How

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