Airway clearance techniques Forced expiratory technique (“huffing”) Autogenic drainage Active cycle of breathing Postural drainage Positive expiratory pressure devices Chest wall oscillation devices Cough assistance techniques Glossopharyngeal (“frog”)…
Fig. 3.1 Bronchial artery embolization. Bronchial arteriography showing an abnormal dilated bronchial artery (a) which was the source of massive hemoptysis. The bleeding was stopped by bronchial artery embolization which…
Fig. 1.1 Trajectories of dying from lung disease. The rate at which lung diseases progress is highly variable. Sudden death is a feature of catastrophic illnesses such as severe pneumonia….
