A patient with ineffective airway clearance is being discharged home.Which home therapy will help the patient loosen and expectorate secretions?

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An alternative to chest physiotherapy for promoting airway clearance is a small hand-held device called a vibratory positive expiratory pressure (PEP)device.It has a heavy steel ball that bounces and causes vibrations in the chest when the patient blows into it.A.Capnography measures exhaled carbon dioxide and is not therapeutic.B.C.Water-seal chest drainage is used for pneumothorax,and transtracheal oxygen is an oxygen delivery system.

A Patient with Ineffective Airway Clearance Is Being Discharged Home