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Incentive Spirometer - When to call SN?

  • Writer: Chris Facto
    Chris Facto
  • Mar 5, 2008
  • 1 min read

Instructed patient / caregiver to call SN immediately if: You feel dizzy or lightheaded. You have a wound that is painful every time you breathe deeply. You have questions or concerns about how to use your IS. You have chest pain or shortness of breath. You feel faint.


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