Drainage, Postural

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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.

Descriptor ID	D015916
MeSH Number(s)	E02.309.221 E02.779.358 E02.880.150
Concept/Terms	Drainage, Postural Drainage, Postural Respiratory Drainage, Postural Drainage, Postural Respiratory Postural Respiratory Drainage Drainage, Respiratory, Postural Postural Drainage, Pulmonary Drainage, Pulmonary Postural Pulmonary Postural Drainage Postural Drainage

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Drainage, Postural".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drainage [E02.309]
Drainage, Postural [E02.309.221]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.779]
Drainage, Postural [E02.779.358]
Respiratory Therapy [E02.880]
Drainage, Postural [E02.880.150]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Drainage, Postural".

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