Maintaining an open glottis during coughing (as with the FET) can help to minimize increases in pleural pressure and lessen the likelihood of bronchiolar collapse

Which of the following techniques can aid the practitioner in teaching the patient this maneuver?
a. Having the patient inhale slowly through the nose
b. Having the patient phonate or "huff" dur-ing expiration
c. Having the patient "tense" the neck mus-cles while coughing
d. Telling the patient to exert effort, as in straining at stool


ANS: B
To help keep the glottis open during an FET, the patient is taught to phonate or "huff" during expiration.

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