Assignment
Write on 'Bronchopulmonary Hygiene' using the following textbook: Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment', eleventh edition, chapter m The paper should address the following points:
A. How the natural airway clearance occurs in health? What are the various conditions where airway clearance is affected?
B. What is Bronchopulmonary Hygiene (BPH)? Indications, contraindications, and benefits of BPH.
C. What anatomic alterations happen secondary to retention of mucus?
D. Describe various methods of BPH.
E. How does aerosol therapy help with secretion clearance?
F. What is chest physiotherapy (CPT)? What are advantages, disadvantages, and contraindications? What are various methods of CPT?
G. What is postural drainage? Indications, contraindications? How to assess effectiveness of postural drainage?
H. What is Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP)? How does it work? What are different devices? (Flutter, PEP therapy)
I. What are high frequency chest wall compressions and oscillations? What is Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation?
J. What is suctioning? Indications? Types of suctioning? Suction pressure setup for neonates, infants, children and adults.