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Why do hospitals have patients with respiratory disease sitting up in bed?

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Improves air flow: Patients with COPD have decreased airway diameter and decreased airway flow. Gravity effects decreases airway diameter when lying down. Thus sitting up increases airway diameter and flow. Thus improvement in dyspnea sense.

Answered 8/20/2017

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