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Descriptor
English
:
Drainage, Postural
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Drenaje Postural
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Drenagem Postural
Synonyms
English
:
Drainage, Postural Respiratory
Drainage, Pulmonary Postural
Drainage, Respiratory, Postural
Postural Drainage
Postural Drainage, Pulmonary
Postural Respiratory Drainage
Pulmonary Postural Drainage
Respiratory Drainage, Postural
Tree Number:
E02.309.221
E02.779.358
E02.831.535.358
E02.880.150
Definition
English
:
A
rehabilitation
therapy for removal of copious mucus secretion from the lung of
patients
with
diseases
such as
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
;
BRONCHIECTASIS
; PULMONARY
ABSCESS
; or
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
. The patient's head is placed in a downward incline (so the
TRACHEA
is inferior to the affected area) for 15- to 20-minute sessions.
History Note
English
:
1990
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
24612
Unique Identifier:
D015916
Occurrence in VHL
:
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