A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with aspiration pneumonia in the anterior seg-ments of the upper lobes. Which of the following positions would you recommend for this pa-tient?
a. Head down, patient prone with a pillow under abdomen
b. Patient supine with a pillow under knees, bed flat
c. Head down, patient supine with a pillow under knees
d. Patient prone with a pillow under abdo-men, bed flat
ANS: B
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