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A Patient with a Tracheostomy Has Difficulty Removing Excessive, Thick

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A patient with a tracheostomy has difficulty removing excessive, thick mucus from the respiratory tract. The nurse expects that which drug will be ordered to aid in the removal of mucus?


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Membrane Proteins

Proteins that are found within or attached to the membrane of cells, involved in various cellular processes.

ABC Transporter

A large family of proteins that transport various molecules across extracellular and intracellular membranes, using energy from ATP hydrolysis.

Cotransport

A mechanism where two substances are simultaneously transported across a membrane by a single protein, a process that is typically energy-efficient.

Exocytosis

A process by which a cell transports secretory products through the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane and then releases them into the extracellular environment.

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