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Primary pulmonary purposes for turning patient include which of the following?  Pick all that Apply

Which of the following is true about exercise and airway clearance? Pick all that Apply

Which of the following conditions alter normal mucociliary clearance? Pick All that apply

Case StudyA 60-year-old professor who has a colon resection for an interstinal tumor is receiving incentive spirometry to help expand his lungs.  You are asked to assess the patient for retained secretions.  Auscultation reveals coarse rhonchi bilaterally in the upper lobes.  A few scattered crackes are heard in the bases.  SpO2 on room air is 94%.  The patient states he is unable to cough up anything “because it hurst too much.”1.  What technique could you use to decrease the pain associated with cough in a postoperative patient?2.  What type of cough would you teach this patient?

Positive airway pressure is a popular way to help mobilize secretions.  Name three out of the four indications for PAP adjuncts according to the AARC Clinical Practive Guidelines?

Which of the following mechanisms probably contribute to the beneficial effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in treating atelectasis?  Pick all that Apply

Key considerations in initial and ongoing patient assessment for chest physical therapy include which of the following?  Pick All that apply

List three ways to help mobilze thick retain secreation for patient with a weak ineffective cough.

A surgeon orders lung expansion therapy for an obtunded 34-year-old, 150-lb man who has developed atelectasis from neuromuscular disease. On baseline assessment, the patient cannot perform an IC or VC maneuver, but has no evidence of retained secretions. Which of the following would you recommend?

For which of the following patients directed coughing might be contraindicated?  Pick all that Apply