When Instructing Patients on the Use of a Volume-Displacement Incentive

question 38

Multiple Choice

When instructing patients on the use of a volume-displacement incentive spirometer,the respiratory therapist should inform the patients to do which of the following?

• A) Inhale deeply and hold for 3 to 5 seconds.
• B) Exhale as fast as possible into the mouthpiece.
• C) Inhale and exhale rapidly through the mouthpiece.
• D) Perform 30 sustained maximum inspirations every 15 minutes.