What does P&PD stand for?

Percussion and Postural Drainage (respiratory therapy)

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Variations of this general method became known by terms including bronchial drainage (BD), percussion and postural drainage (P&PD), and chest physical therapy/chest physiotherapy (CPT).

Maintaining healthy lungs: the role of airway clearance therapy. (EP ...

Acute lobar atelectasis: effect of chest percussion and postural drainage (CPPD) on resolution.

Chest physical therapy for patients in the intensive care unit

continuous peripheral intravenous therapy (with and without medication), chest percussion and postural drainage, post operative care, tube feeding, apnea monitoring, tracheostomy care and suctioning, dialysis care, decubitus care, ileostomy and fistula care, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), total enteral nutrition (TEN), anti-biotic therapy, pain management, and hydration therapy.

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