Due to COVID-19 crisis, artificial respirators may be missing. So, it's interesting to explore all possible methods that can help health care workers and patients.

1. Mechanical Airway
Clearance
Presentation:
Alex Smail, M.ENG
To understand a phenomenon
you have to look the limits
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2. Respiration Capacity
Disclaimer
Any information provided is not medical
advice and cannot replace a medical
visit.

3. Studying cystic fibrosis respiration
capacity bring us to analyses this point
for healthy people. The following curve
shows the FEV1/FVC.
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4. Figure 1: FEV1/FVC
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This figure shows that the FEV1/FVC ration
decreases with age.

5. The FEV of Cystic fibrosis patients decreases with a higher rate. To allow them to maintain
a good respiratory capacity, the most commonly used method is clapping.
The Frequncer is a device used to replace physiotherapists. It will be interesting to know its
effectiveness on patient with respiratory failure who currently suffer from repertory
deficiency due to pulmonary obstruction.
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Figure 2: The Frequencer clearance therapy

6. Respiration Capacity

7. Thanks!
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