The best time to schedule chest physiotherapy is:
A. After dinner
B. 1 hour before bedtime
C. Before exercise or baths
D. Before aerosol or bronchodilator treatments
B
B. Best times for treatments are (1 ) in morning before breakfast, when client can clear secretions that accumulate overnight and (2 ) about 1 hour before bedtime, so that lungs are clear before sleeping and client has time after treatment to cough up any mobilized secretions.
A. Doing treatments after a meal can cause nausea and vomiting.
C. Do not schedule major activities (such as exercise or bath) right after chest therapy treatment, especially in clients with severe obstructive lung disease.
D. If client is receiving inhaled bronchodilators or aerosol treatment, postural drainage should be done 20 minutes after such therapy. Plan for rest period after postural drainage.
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