Ineffective Airway Clearance r/t secretions in the bronchi

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Definition

Inability to clear secretions or obstructions from the respiratory tract to maintain a clear airway.

Related Factors:

Environmental

• Smoking; second hand smoke; smoke inhalation

Obstructed Airway

• Retained Secretions
• Secretions in the Bronchi
• Exudate in the Alveoli
• Excessive Mucus
• Airway Spasm
• Foreign Body in Airway
•  Presence of Artificial Airway

Physiological

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Asthma
• Allergic Airways
• Hyperplasia of the Bronchial Walls
• Neuromuscular Dysfunction
• Infection

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