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The following persons have been or are editor-in-chief of the Journal of Nursing Education: Alice Bicknell (1962) Editorial board (1963–1980) Margaret Carnine (1981–1982) Rheba de Tornyay (1983–1990) Christine A. Tanner (1991–2012) Janis P. Bellack (2012–2018) Amy J. Barton (2018–present)
Pulmonary drug delivery is a route of administration in which patients use an inhaler to inhale their medications and drugs are absorbed into the bloodstream via the lung mucous membrane. This technique is most commonly used in the treatment of lung diseases, for example, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) .
Drug delivery systems have been around for many years, but there are a few recent applications of drug delivery that warrant 1. Drug delivery to the brain: Many drugs can be harmful when administered systemically; the brain is very sensitive to medications and can easily cause damage if a drug is administered directly into the bloodstream.
Dr. Thomas Aoki, former Head of Metabolism Research at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and a former Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, led the field as a pioneer of using pulsatile insulin in the treatment of diabetes. Aoki's work focused on the role of liver dysfunction in diabetic metabolism.
A third class of system (pulse dose oxygen conserving device, or demand pulse devices) senses the start of inhalation and provides a metered bolus, which if correctly matched to requirements, will be sufficient and effectively inhaled into the alveoli.Such systems can be pneumatically or electrically controlled.
This journal publishes research articles, reviews, and tutorials pertaining to advances in quantitative (e.g. modeling and simualtion) methods as applied in pharmacology, physiology, therapeutics, and translational medicine in humans.
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MDI canister and actuator components from H&T Presspart. A metered-dose inhaler consists of three major components: the canister, which is produced in aluminum or stainless steel by means of deep drawing, where the formulation resides; the metering valve, which allows a metered quantity of the formulation to be dispensed with each actuation; and an actuator (or mouthpiece) which enables the ...