RT Book, Section
A1 Mejia-Downs, Anne
A1 Bishop, Kathy Lee
A2 DeTurk, William E.
A2 Cahalin, Lawrence P.
SR Print(0)
ID 6881747
T1 Chapter 17. Physical Therapy Associated with Airway Clearance Dysfunction
T2 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-159814-9
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6881747
RD 2024/04/23
AB This  chapter  will  address  Practice  Pattern  6C  of  the  Guide  to  Physical  Therapist  Practice:  Impaired  Ventilation,  Respiration/Gas  Exchange  and  Aerobic  Capacity/Endurance  Associated  with  Airway  Clearance  Dysfunction.  As  you  may  recall  from  the  oxygen  transport  pathway  (see  Chapter  5,  Physiology  of  the  Cardiovascular  and  Pulmonary  Systems),  the  ability  to  exchange  oxygen  and  carbon  dioxide  is  dependent  on  an  unobstructed  path  from  the  upper  airways  to  the  lungs.  Normally,  pulmonary  secretions  are  easily  removed  from  the  airways  by  the  mucociliary  escalator,  clearing  the  way  for  gas  exchange  to  occur.  When  a  dysfunction  exists  in  the  airway  clearance  mechanism,  the  inability  to  remove  pulmonary  secretions  may  result  in  decreased  oxygen  carried  to  the  circulatory  system,  resulting  in  impaired  muscle  performance  and  aerobic  endurance.