Airway clearance therapy
TREATMENT THAT USES A NUMBER OF AIRWAY CLEARANCE TECHNIQUES TO CLEAR THE RESPIRATORY AIRWAYS OF MUCUS AND OTHER SECRETIONS
Intrapulmonary percussive ventilator; Airway clearance technique; Huff cough; Autogenic drainage; Airway clearance techniques; Active cycle of breathing; Active cycle of breathing technique; Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation
Airway clearance therapy is treatment that uses a number of airway clearance techniques to clear the respiratory airways of mucus and other secretions. Several respiratory diseases cause the normal mucociliary clearance mechanism to become impaired resulting in a build-up of mucus which obstructs breathing, and also affects the cough reflex.