The coughing maneuver in which a patient takes a deep breath and then performs multiple coughs on exhalation of that breath is known as the
a. serial cough. c. sustained maximal cough.
b. cascade cough. d. deep cough.
B
The patient is instructed to take a rapid, deep inhalation to the volume of air in the lungs and dilate the airways, allowing air to pass behind the retained secretions. On exhalation, the patient performs multiple coughs. With each cough, the length of the airways increases, enhancing the effectiveness of the cough.
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