Med-Surg Chapter 10 Nursing Management: Patients with chest and lower respiratory tract disorders 100% VERIFIED

Med-Surg Chapter 10 Nursing Management: Patients with chest and lower respiratory tract disorders 100% VERIFIED atelectasis - ANScollapse or airless condition of the alveoli or compression incentive spirometry - ANSmethod deep breathing that provides visual feedback to help the patient inhale deeply and slowly and achieve maximum lung inflation chest physiotherapy (CPT) - ANStherapy used to remove bronchial secretions improve ventilation and increase the efficiency of the respiratory muscles types include postural drainage chest percussion and vibration postural drainage - ANSpositioning the patient to allow drainage from all the lobes of the lungs and airways chest precussion - ANSmanually cupping over the chest wall to mobilize secretions by mechanically dislodging visc