Step 1 : Introduction to the question "8. Cystic fibrosis is treated by:"
...1. Taking special vitamins 2. Airway clearance techniques that aim to move the thick mucus from the lungs 3. All of these 4. Taking pancreatic enzymes to help digest food All of these are treatments for cystic fibrosis. Airway clearance techniques help people with cystic fibrosis move thickened mucus from the lungs. Pancreatic enzymes are taken to help digest the food. Special vitamins are needed to help replace vitamins A, D, and K which may not be absorbed well by the CF patient. There are more treatments, of course, but these are the main ones to help keep the person with cystic fibrosis healthy.
