Patients in Hospitals Will Often Use an Instrument Called an Incentive

question 1

Multiple Choice

Patients in hospitals will often use an instrument called an incentive spirometer to assist in fully expanding the lungs after surgery or prolonged bedrest.This has the patient focus on deep inspiration and activates all of the following muscles EXCEPT the

• A) diaphragm.
• B) external intercostals.
• C) scalenes.
• D) rectus abdominis.