Chest percussion,vibration,and shaking are indicated for patients with which of the following conditions?

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Chest physiotherapy (CPT)and coughing maneuvers assist with airway clearance of mucus in patients with retained tracheobronchial secretions.Secretions accumulate in the airways of patients with bronchitis,asthma,cystic fibrosis (CF),pneumonia,and bronchiectasis.
The patient's risk for pathological rib fractures often contraindicates rib shaking.The patient's pain threshold often contraindicates rib shaking.Know the patient's medical and surgical history.Certain conditions,such as increased intracranial pressure,spinal cord injury,or abdominal aneurysm resection,bone metastases,and severe osteoporosis,contraindicate the positional changes of postural drainage.Thoracic trauma contraindicates percussion,vibration,and shaking.

Chest Percussion,vibration,and Shaking Are Indicated for Patients with Which of the Following