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Work of Breathing Physiology with Dr. Bill Bortcosh, Part 2

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The Role of Muscles in Asthma

The second you see someone tri-potting that in your mind should be like alarm bell I need to move, but it's thankfully not very subtle. When a person's typically like hands on their knees leaning forward, usually they're still alert at this point and we'll get to why mental status is very important. Tri-potting is something that does not just chest wall excursion, but also diminishes airway resistance to move title volumes of air more freely. The times that I remember seeing it, it was actually in really sickest matics. Maddox who I thought were about to completely decompensate made me think otherwise.

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