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Metered dose inhaler use - series: Metered dose inhaler use - part two

Metered dose inhaler use - seriesIllustrations:

Metered dose inhaler use - part one

Metered dose inhaler use - part two

Metered dose inhaler use - part three

Metered dose inhaler use - part four

Metered dose inhaler use - part five

Metered dose inhaler use - part six

Metered dose inhaler use - part seven

Metered dose inhaler use - part eight

Take off the cap and shake the inhaler hard.

Update Date: 12/13/2006

Updated by: John Goldenring, MD, MPH, JD, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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