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| medication suspended in a mist and inhaled; delivered by a nebulizer or metered dose inhaler (single puff dose) |
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| placing a tube through the mouth and into the trachea to keep airway open |
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intermittent positive pressure breathing
IPPB |
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| method for assisting patients in breathing with a machine that produces an increase in positive thoracic pressure |
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| two-prolonged plastic device to deliever oxygen into the nose |
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| drainage of bronchial secretions by placing patient in positions using gravity to promote drainage; cystic fibrosis treatment |
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| supplement oxygen therapy |
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| providing additional oxygen concentration to improve oxygen levels in bloodstream |
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| machine that provides artificial ventilation for a patient unable to breathe alone |
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| surgical repair of a bronchus |
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| surgical removal of the larynx |
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| surgical repair of the larynx |
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| surgical removal of a lung lobe |
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| withdrawing fluid from the pleural space |
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| surgical repair of the nose |
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| surgical puncture of chest wall to remove fluids; also called thoracocentesis |
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| insertion of tube (a chest tube) into chest to drain off fluid or air |
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| cutting into the chest cavity |
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| emergency procedure to create an opening directly into trachea so person can breathe easier; also called tracheostomy |
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cariopulmonary resuscitation
CPR |
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| emergency treatment given to persons when respiration and heart stops |
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| technique for removing foreign body obstructing trachea or pharynx |
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| using fingers to tap on surface to determine condition beneath surface |
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