A patient with chronic bronchitis is being discharged from the hospital. The simplest, most cost-efficient device to aid this patient with bronchial hygiene therapy is which of the following?
a. Percussionaire IPV-1 c. Bird Mark 8
b. Flutter therapy d. Pneumatic percus-sor
ANS: B
Flutter therapy is relatively easy for patients to use and is less expensive than the other devices listed in the answer choices.
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