What is Incentive Spirometry? We created this video to cover the medical definition and provide a brief overview of this topic.
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️ Incentive Spirometry
The potential outcomes of incentive spirometry include:
- Decreased atelectasis
- Improved breath sounds
- Improved chest x-ray
- Increased SpO2
- Increased vital capacity
- Stronger cough
- Improved respiratory muscle performance

️ Atelectasis
Atelectasis is a term that refers to a collapse in the alveoli of the lungs. It could be a total collapse of an entire lung or a partial collapse in one or more lobes. As you take a breath in, air moves through your mouth and trachea down through the airways of the lungs until it reaches the tiny air sacs that are known as alveoli. This is where the gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Therefore, if air fails to reach this region, it can result in many different problems within the body. When this occurs, the alveoli that are not filled with air cannot expand, and this is what’s known as atelectasis.

️ Incentive Spirometer
Incentive spirometry is the most common type of lung expansion therapy used to treat and prevent atelectasis. It only requires the use of a small, disposable, handheld device that helps patients take deeper breaths. The incentive spirometer has a mouthpiece, breathing tube, one-way valve, inhalation chamber, and an adjustable scale that allow you to set an individualized inspiratory goal for each patient. This goal is a predetermined volume of air that is initially set by a respiratory therapist. They should instruct the patient to take 10 deep inspirations through the device every hour while awake to promote lung expansion. These deep breaths are often referred to as sustained maximal inspirations (SMI).

️ Technique
This technique can help improve lung function and prevent atelectasis by:
- Mimicking natural sighing
- Stimulating deep breathing
- Expanding the lungs
- Increasing alveolar ventilation
- Improving inspiratory muscle performance

Incentive spirometry is used to help the patient to take slow, deep breaths, increasing their tidal volume and maximizing alveolar inflation. The visual feedback provided by the spirometer helps the patient gauge their progress and motivates them to improve their breathing performance.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Potential Outcomes
1:02 - Atelectasis
1:45 - Incentive spirometry
2:00 - Incentive Spirometer
2:30 - Sustained Maximal Inspirations

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