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elevation of head of bed
Indications:
- orthopnea
- congestive heart failure
- left ventricular failure
- mitral stenosis
- obstructive lung disease
- COPD
- obstructive sleep apnea
- asthma
- dyspepsia, pyrosis, GERD
- bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis or paresis
- orthostatic hypotension
- mechanical ventilation
- increased intracranial pressure
Procedure:
- generally 30 degrees of elevation
General
clinical procedure