Unit 8

Question 1

PEP

Answer 1

positive expiratory pressure

Question 2

FET

Answer 2

forced expiratory technique or huffing

Question 3

how to teach a client how to huff

Answer 3

ask them to take a deep breath, then contract their abdominal
muscles to breathe out through their mouth like they are fogging up a mirror with their breath.

Question 4

ACBT has three phases

Answer 4

1. Breathing control
2. Thoracic expansion exercises
3. Forced Expiration Technique (FET)

Question 5

breathing control

Answer 5

normal tidal breathing; client inhaling through the nose and out through the mouth

Question 6

thoracic expansion exercise

Answer 6

deep breathing exercises aimed at actively increasing lung volume above tidal volume by emphasizing inspiration

Question 7

duration of using a PEP device

Answer 7

10x / or 6 cycles for a 20 mins treatment session, 2x/day