Respironics (cough assist vest) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Cough assist vest
What is Respironics?
A cough assist vest uses high frequency vibrations to create mini-coughs that dislodge mucus from the bronchial walls, increase mobilization, and move it along toward central airways.
Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ineffective cough | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Breathing difficulty | 4 |
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3 | |||
| General health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cough with choking | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Excess saliva | 1 | 0 |
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Schedules
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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1 | 100% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Patient Evaluations
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- Wayne Lampe
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- Wayne Lampe
- 3 other daily
- since Apr 04, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Breathing difficulty
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Side Effects
None
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- amma
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- amma
- daily
- since Mar 10, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Breathing difficulty
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips After you get used to it, it becomes very helpful in keeping your lungs open and stablized my FVC See full evaluation
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Report created on November 23, 2009.