“How To Use An Incentive Spirometer?” Asks Janice
Posted By Adam Pick On October 22, 2009 @ 10:59 am In Post-Operative Care | 3 Comments
I just received a great email from Janice about directions for the incentive spirometer after heart valve surgery in which the [1] heart-lung machine was used.
She writes, “Hi Adam - I just read your blog about [2] the incentive spirometer, fluid in the lungs and pneumonia. I’m 64 and going in for mitral valve repair next week. I’m curious to know how patients actually use the spirometer. Can you help me prepare? Thanks, Janice”.
In the past, I would immediately direct Janice to a blog titled, [3] “How To Use An Incentive Spirometer?”. Today, however, I decided to see if there were any online videos that could help Janice out. It took about five minutes, but I was lucky to find a pretty good video that addresses Janice’s question. Although the production of this video is relatively amateur-ish, the quality of instruction is very good. That said, I hope you enjoy it.
FYI, if you have never heard of an incentive spirometer before, patients use this breathing tool after cardiac bypass surgery to (i) prevent pneumona, (ii) reduce fluid in the lungs and (iii) protect the alveoli.
Alveoli Shown In Respiratory Tract
I hope this helps!
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URLs in this post:
[1] heart-lung machine: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/07/17/ever-wonder-how-a-heart-lung-machin
e-works/
[2] the incentive spirometer, fluid in the lungs and pneumonia: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/03/14/cardiac-bypass-fluid-lungs-spiromet
er/
[3] “How To Use An Incentive Spirometer?”: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/10/08/how-to-use-an-incentive-spirometer/
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ions-directions/#respond
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