A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with an abscess in the right middle lobe. Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?
a. Head down, patient prone with a pillow under abdomen
b. Head down, patient supine with a pillow under knees
c. Patient supine with a pillow under knees, bed flat
d. Head down, patient half-rotated to left, right lung up
ANS: D
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