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Breathing through pursed lips on both exhalation and inhalation is one of the signs that health workers use to detect possible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (
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Pursed-lip breathing increases positive pressure generated in the conducting branches of the
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in people with a variety of lung problems. It can be used effectively during
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and to promote deep breathing, also referred to as abdominal or
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Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
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to slow breathing and reduce the work of breathing.
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Act of exhaling through tightly pressed, pursed lips
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Pursed lip breathing
exhaling
lips
nose
mouth
shortness of breath
asthma attacks
Physicians
nurses
physical therapists
occupational therapists
respiratory therapists
shortness of breath
diaphragmatic breathing
COPD
lungs
parasympathetic nervous system
"Breathing Techniques"
"Efficacy of Pursed-Lips Breathing"
doi
10.1097/01.HCR.0000281770.82652.cb
ISSN
1932-7501
PMID
17667021
S2CID
25712231
"Anxiety and pursed lip breathing - 404"
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