Which of the following is a type of adjunctive therapy that aids in the mobilization of airway se-cretions through high-frequency percussive breaths applied inside the patient's airways?
a. Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation
b. Continuous positive airway pressure
c. Expiratory positive airway pressure
d. Positive expiratory pressure
ANS: A
Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation involves the delivery of high-frequency percussive breaths into the patient's airways instead of applying percussions to the outside of the chest wall as in standard chest physiotherapy techniques.
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