maintaining respiratory health in cystic fibrosis patients

cystic fibrosis (cf) is an inherited disease that primarily affects the lungs and the digestive system, however, it also affects a number of other organs and systems. more than 90% of mortality of  cf patients is due to lung complications.  healthy lungs are important for a long life for people with cf, we will discuss two important topics for maintaining respiratory health. chronic use of drugs for maintaining respiratory health there are a number of drugs available to keep cf lungs healthy. we will discuss the science behind the recommendations for use of: inhaled antibiotics dornase alfa azithromycin hypertonic saline high-dose ibuprofen ivacaftor cf airway clearance therapies airway clearance therapy is very important to keeping cf lungs healthy. our discussions cover the following topics such as the: daily airway clearance different techniques of airway clearance effect of aerobic exercise on airway clearance