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Respiratory System Defense Mechanisms Quiz

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What is the purpose of airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

To prevent airway inflammation and infections

To improve lung capacity and oxygenation

To reduce respiratory rate and heart rate

To aid secretion mobilization and expectoration, and to mitigate complications associated with secretion retention (correct)

What impairs the efficacy of the mucociliary escalator?

Aging, tobacco use, environmental exposures, and disorders such as bronchiectasis (correct)

High intake of vitamin C and antioxidants

Regular exercise and physical activity

Consumption of hot beverages and spicy foods

How much airway secretions do healthy individuals produce daily?

200–300mL

500–600mL

10–100mL (correct)

5–10mL

What decreases the ability to cough effectively, leading to secretion retention?

Neurodegenerative conditions Signup and view all the answers

Who is involved in recommending, performing, and educating patients and families on airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

Respiratory therapists, physical therapists, nurses, and others Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

Aid secretion mobilization and expectoration, and mitigate complications associated with secretion retention Signup and view all the answers

What factors impair the efficacy of the mucociliary escalator?

Aging, tobacco use, environmental exposures, and disorders such as bronchiectasis Signup and view all the answers

Who is involved in performing airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

Respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and nurses Signup and view all the answers

What is the centripetal movement responsible for clearing airway secretions?

Mucociliary escalator Signup and view all the answers

What decreases the ability to cough effectively, leading to secretion retention?

Neurodegenerative conditions Signup and view all the answers

Respiratory System Defense Mechanisms Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the purpose of airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

What impairs the efficacy of the mucociliary escalator?

How much airway secretions do healthy individuals produce daily?

What decreases the ability to cough effectively, leading to secretion retention?

Who is involved in recommending, performing, and educating patients and families on airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

What is the purpose of airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

What factors impair the efficacy of the mucociliary escalator?

Who is involved in performing airway clearance therapy (ACT)?

What is the centripetal movement responsible for clearing airway secretions?

What decreases the ability to cough effectively, leading to secretion retention?

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