How do all modes of lung expansion therapy aid lung expansion?
a. Increasing the transpulmonary pressure gradient
b. Decreasing the transthoracic pressure gra-dient
c. Increasing the pressure in the pleural space
d. Decreasing the pressure in the alveoli
ANS: A
All modes of lung expansion therapy increase lung volume by increasing the transpulmonary pressure (PL) gradient.
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