Purpose. Special considerations in the selection of medication inhaler devices for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the ambulatory care setting are reviewed ...

Figure 1. Ventilation during sleep from a patient with CHF and CSA. The ventilatory pattern is characteristic of Cheyne-Stokes respiration: apnea followed by crescendo-decrescendo breathing followed ...

Inhaled corticosteroids all share properties that make them effective topical antiinflammatory agents for treatment of asthma with minimal adverse systemic effects, particularly when administered ...