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Postural Drainage.pptx
May 17, 2023 • 2 likes • 441 views

Anatomy of lungs and bronchial tree

Definition of postural drainage… Read more

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DEFINITIONOFPOSTURALDRAINAGE

Posturaldrainageconsistsofpositioningthepatienttoallowgravitytoassistthe
drainageofsecretionsfromspecificareasofthelungs.

OR

•Posturaldrainage(bronchialdrainage),isaninterventionforairwayclearanceby
mobilizingsecretionsinoneormorelungsegmentstothecentralairwaybyplacing

thepatientinvariouspositionssogravityassistsinthedrainageprocess.

Lingula
Position#4

ASICS SKIMS

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LowerLobes--cont'd

MANUALTECHNIQUES
PERCUSSION
~CHESTCLAPPING

•Rhythmicalforceisappliedwiththecuppedhandsagainstthethorax,overthe

involvedlungsegment,trappingairbetweenpatient'sthorax&caregiver'shands.

•Aim-dislodgingorlooseningbronchialsecretionsfromairways.

•Performedduringbothinspiratory&expiratoryphaseofbreathing.

•UsedduringPD&alsoduringABTtoincreaseitseffectiveness.