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Schematic Representation of the Management<br />

for Cough Augmentation<br />

Increasing muscle<br />

weakness<br />

Combination of inspiratory<br />

and expiratory techniques<br />

Inspiratory techniques:<br />

Breath stacking<br />

Noninvasive ventilation<br />

Intermittent positive pressure<br />

breathing<br />

Combination<br />

of all<br />

techniques<br />

“Cough assist”<br />

Worsening<br />

of peak cough flow<br />

Expiratory techniques:<br />

Cough assist techniques<br />

Chatwin 2007

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