Pulmonary Toilet?? Huh???

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I had never heard this term used before today in lecture and was wondering if anyone else has??

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Specializes in med surg/tele.

Um, could that be pulmonary hygiene (i.e. suctioning)?

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Specializes in Case Management.

Pulmonary toilet includes several treatments used together to more agressively treat lung conditions such as pneumonia. It would include nebulizer treatments, O2, chest p.t. there are probably others that I am not remembering. It is agressive treatment with respiratory therapy.

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Specializes in med surg/tele.

Thanks gr8rn. I definitely learned something.

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Specializes in Case Management.

You are welcome. Did you post this thread twice? because I responded to another thread with the same question (weird)

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You are welcome. Did you post this thread twice? because I responded to another thread with the same question (weird)

Yeah, me too . . .maybe we (mods) should merge the threads.

steph

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Ok, I am glad someone else posted to another theread with this topic. I thought I had lost my mind.

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