The Acapella® airway clearance device is a technique to help mobilize mucus from the airways. The Acapella DM is blue. The Acapella DH is green . Assure proper setting of the dial on the end of the Acapella.
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Acapella green seems to be the best device when patients are able to sustain a minimal expiratory pressure of 11 cm H2O with a flow of 30 L/min for at least 3 s. The Acapella blue device may be optimal for weaker patients who are able to generate expiratory pressures of 8–10 cm H2O at flows of only 12 L/min.
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How to Use the Acapella
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