When instructing patients on the use of a volume-displacement incentive spirometer, the respira-tory therapist should inform the patients to do which of the following?
a. Inhale deeply and hold for 3 to 5 seconds.
b. Exhale as fast as possible into the mouth-piece.
c. Inhale and exhale rapidly through the mouthpiece.
d. Perform 30 sustained maximum inspira-tions every 15 minutes.
ANS: A
After patients have achieved the maximum volume, they should be instructed to hold this volume constant for 3 to 5 seconds. The other choices are not techniques for use with incentive spirome-try.
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