Rationale: Narcotics and postoperative analgesia are associated with increased risk of aspiration (not decreased), decreased O₂ transport, decreased arousal, and increased nausea and vomiting. All of these have implications to physical therapy interventions.
-You are consulted on a patient after resection of the right lung for treatment of lung cancer.The patient has had no postoperative precautions,but you wish to implement treatment plans that will sustain alveolar inflation and functional residual capacity.According to the textbook,_______________________ is/are the most appropriate course of action to achieve these goals.

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Recumbency,maximal inspiratory maneuvers alone,and forced coughing are not likely to achieve these goals.Mobilization and position changes are the best decision in this case.

Rationale: Narcotics and Postoperative Analgesia Are Associated with Increased Risk