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Airway clearance therapy, the Glossary

Airway clearance therapy is treatment that uses a number of airway clearance techniques to clear the respiratory airways of mucus and other secretions.^[1]

27 relations: Airway management, Bronchiectasis, Bronchitis, Chest physiotherapy, Chest wall oscillation, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Clapping, Collateral ventilation, Cough, Cough reflex, Cystic fibrosis, Functional residual capacity, Inhalant, Iron lung, Medication, Mucociliary clearance, Mucus, Nebulizer, Parenchyma, Percussion (medicine), Postural drainage, Pursed-lip breathing, Respiratory disease, Respiratory examination, Respiratory therapist, Respiratory tract, Spitting.
Respiratory system procedures

Airway management

Airway management includes a set of maneuvers and medical procedures performed to prevent and relieve airway obstruction.

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Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung.

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Bronchitis

Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) in the lungs that causes coughing.

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Chest physiotherapy (CPT) are treatments generally performed by physical therapists and respiratory therapists, whereby breathing is improved by the indirect removal of mucus from the breathing passages of a patient. Airway clearance therapy and Chest physiotherapy are respiratory system procedures.

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Chest wall oscillation

Chest wall oscillation is when devices are used in airway clearance therapy to clear excess mucus from lung airways (bronchi and bronchioles).

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

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Clapping

A clap is the percussive sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals.

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Collateral ventilation

Collateral ventilation is a back-up system of alveolar ventilation that can bypass the normal route of airflow when airways are restricted or obstructed.

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Cough

A cough is a sudden expulsion of air through the large breathing passages which can help clear them of fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.

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Cough reflex

The cough reflex occurs when stimulation of cough receptors in the respiratory tract by dust or other foreign particles produces a cough, which causes rapidly moving air which usually remove the foreign material before it reaches the lungs.

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Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive manner that impairs the normal clearance of mucus from the lungs, which facilitates the colonization and infection of the lungs by bacteria, notably Staphylococcus aureus.

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Functional residual capacity

Functional residual capacity (FRC) is the volume of air present in the lungs at the end of passive expiration.

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Inhalant

Inhalants are a broad range of household and industrial chemicals whose volatile vapors or pressurized gases can be concentrated and breathed in via the nose or mouth to produce intoxication, in a manner not intended by the manufacturer.

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Iron lung

An iron lung is a type of negative pressure ventilator (NPV), a mechanical respirator which encloses most of a person's body and varies the air pressure in the enclosed space to stimulate breathing. Airway clearance therapy and iron lung are respiratory therapy.

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Medication

A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Mucociliary clearance

Mucociliary clearance (MCC), mucociliary transport, or the mucociliary escalator describes the self-clearing mechanism of the airways in the respiratory system.

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Mucus

Mucus is a slippery aqueous secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes.

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Nebulizer

In medicine, a nebulizer (American English) or nebuliser (British English) is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. Airway clearance therapy and nebulizer are respiratory therapy.

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Parenchyma

bullae. Parenchyma is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour.

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Percussion (medicine)

Percussion is a technique of clinical examination.

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Postural drainage

Postural drainage (PD) is the drainage of lung secretions using gravity. Airway clearance therapy and Postural drainage are respiratory system procedures.

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Pursed-lip breathing

Pursed-lip breathing (PLB) is a breathing technique that consists of exhaling through tightly pressed (pursed) lips and inhaling through the nose with the mouth closed. Airway clearance therapy and Pursed-lip breathing are respiratory therapy.

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Respiratory disease

Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals.

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Respiratory examination

A respiratory examination, or lung examination, is performed as part of a physical examination, in response to respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, or chest pain, and is often carried out with a cardiac examination. Airway clearance therapy and respiratory examination are respiratory system procedures.

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Respiratory therapist

A respiratory therapist is a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in critical care and cardio-pulmonary medicine in order to work therapeutically with people who have acute critical conditions, cardiac and pulmonary disease. Airway clearance therapy and respiratory therapist are respiratory therapy.

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Respiratory tract

The respiratory tract is the subdivision of the respiratory system involved with the process of conducting air to the alveoli for the purposes of gas exchange in mammals.

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Spitting

Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airway_clearance_therapy

Also known as Active cycle of breathing, Active cycle of breathing technique, Airway clearance technique, Airway clearance techniques, Autogenic drainage, Huff cough, Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation, Intrapulmonary percussive ventilator.