Incentive Spirometry
Health Encyclopedia: Atelectasis
Partial lung collapse
Treatment
The goal of treatment is to remove pulmonary (lung) secretions and re-expand the affected lung tissue.
The following are treatments for atelectasis:
- Use aerosolized respiratory treatments to open the airway.
- Position the body on the unaffected side to allow the lung to re-expand.
- Remove any obstruction by
bronchoscopy or another procedure . - Perform deep breathing exercises (incentive spiromet...
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