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Shelles

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While reviewing the chart of a patient receiving postural drainage therapy, you notice that the patient tends to undergo mild desaturation during therapy (a drop in SpO2 from 93 to 89 to 90).
 
  Which of the following would you recommend to manage this problem?
  a. Increase the patient's FiO2 during therapy.
  b. Discontinue the postural drainage therapy entirely.
  c. Discontinue the percussion and vibration only.
  d. Decrease the frequency of treatments.

Question 2

A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with aspiration pneumonia in the superior seg-ments of the left lower lobe. Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?
 
  a. Patient prone with a pillow under abdo-men, bed flat
  b. Head down, patient prone with a pillow under abdomen
  c. Head down, patient supine with a pillow under knees
  d. Patient supine with a pillow under knees, bed flat



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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