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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Drainage, Postural
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Drenaje Postural
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Drenagem Postural
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Synonyms English:
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Postural Drainage
Postural Drainage, Pulmonary
Respiratory Drainage, Postural
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Tree Number:
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E02.309.221
E02.779.358
E02.880.150
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Definition English:
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A rehabilitation therapy for removal of copious mucus secretion from the lung of patients with diseases such as CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; PULMONARY ABSCESS; or CYSTIC FIBROSIS. The patient's head is placed in a downward incline (so the TRACHEA is inferior to the affected area) for 15- to 20-minute sessions. |
History Note English:
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1990
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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24612
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Unique Identifier:
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D015916
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