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Autodrainage
Airway Care/Autodrainage
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autogenic Drainage Purpose | Breathing exercise to improve mucus clearance, primarily in cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. |
| Autogenic Drainage Procedure | Patient is instructed to breathe at low volumes (ERV) to loosen secretions from the small airways |
| Autogenic Drainage Purpose2 | Patient then increases his/her volume by breathing in the normal tidal volume range, but exhaling ERV |
| Breathing ERV Volume Purpose: Last Stage | This range of breathing volumes helps breathe at high lung volumes |
| External Percussive Device High Frequency Wall Compression Device | Non-stretch, inflatable vest covers the patients chest and abdomen. Variable air-pulse generator injects small gas volumes into and out of the vest, creating and oscillatory motion against the patients chest. |
| High Frequency Wall Compression Device Therapy Levels | 5-25 Hz (300-1500 cycles/min) for 30 minutes 1-6 times/day |