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Expectorant therapy
- Liquefying agents
- Humidification
- Coughing
- Chest physiotheraphy
- Mucus clearing device
Liquefying mucus
Liquefying agents
Example if liquefying agents
Nasal spray
Saline nasal dropa
2 types of humidification
- Nebulizer
- Vaporizer
Emit a steam of air moistened by fine droplets of water into a room,
providing either warm or a cool mist to the entire room
Vaporizer
Mechanical devices that provide a steam of moistened air directly
into the respiratory tract
Nebulizer
Effective method of raising mucus
Coughing
Involves changing the child’s position to help move mucus, initiate cough
reflex, and be expelled
Chest physiotherapy
What are the positioning in chest physiotheraphy
- Trendelenburg
2.semi fowlers - Supine
- Prone
3 techniques of chest physiotheraphy
- Postural drainage
- Percussion
- Vibration
striking a cupped or curved palms against the chest
Cupping (percussion)
Pressing a vibrating hand against a child’s chest during exhalation
Vibration
Looks like a small plastic pipe where the child breathes in and the ball
inside the device causes vibration to the lungs
Mucus clearing device
Elevates the arterial oxygen saturation level by supplying more oxygen
to the RBC by the respiratory tract
Oxygen administration
Types of oxygen administration
- Oxygen hood
- Nasal catheter
- Oxygen mask
Precaution of oxygen theraphu
Keep open flames awayy
Change oxygen equipment to avoid injfection
Pharmacologic Therapy
Nasal Sprays
►Antihistamines
►Decongestants
►Expectorants
►Bronchodilator
►Antibiotic
►Corticosteroids
►Metered Dose Inhaler
Hand held device used to provide a route of medication administration directly to the
respiratory tract
Metered dose inhalers
Devices that encourage children to inhale deeply to aerate lungs
fully and move mucus
Incentive spirometry
Hallow plastic tube containing a brightly colored ball or dome-
shaped disc that will rise in the tube when a child inhales through
the attached mouthpiece and tubing
Incentive spirometry
Helps better inflate and more fully empty the alveoli
Breathing techniques
Breathing techniques
►Blowing a cotton
►Pursed lip breathing
►Blowing a balloon
Opening into the trachea to create an artificial airway to relieve
respiratory obstruction that had occurred above the point
Tracheostomy
Procedure to create an airway on the cricoid cartilage
Tracheotomy