Which therapeutic procedure uses gravity to encourage pulmonary secretions to be expectorated?
a. Thoracentesis.
b. Percussion.
c. Postural drainage.
d. Vibration.
c
Postural drainage encourages pulmonary secretions to
empty by gravity into the bronchioles, bronchi or trachea, so
they may be expectorated. The individual with a respiratory
disorder is assisted to assume positions that promote drainage
from the affected parts of the lungs.
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