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  • 11Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air  see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention …

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  • 12Tracheal intubation — Intervention Anesthesiologist using the Glidescope video laryngoscope to intubate the trachea of a morbidly obese elderly person with challenging airway anatomy …

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  • 13Positive airway pressure — A typical CPAP machine houses the air pump in a case lined with sound absorbing material for quieter operation. A hose carries the pressurized air to a face mask or nasal pillow …

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  • 14Modes of mechanical ventilation — Contents 1 Positive and negative pressure ventilation 1.1 Negative pressure ventilation 1.1.1 Types of negat …

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  • 15Acute lung injury — (ALI) is a diffuse heterogeneous lung injury characterized by hypoxemia, non cardiogenic pulmonary edema, low lung compliance and widespread capillary leakage. ALI is caused by any stimulus of local or systemic inflammation, principally sepsis.… …

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  • 16Neonatal intensive care unit — A newborn infant sleeping in an incubator A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU) is an intensive care unit… …

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  • 17Continuous spontaneous ventilation — Uses Gives assisting pressure and flow during inhalation. Trigger Flow, Volume or Pressure Limit Pressure Inspiratory Cycle Flow Servo no Settings …

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  • 18Positive pressure ventilation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.90 93.91 Me …

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  • 19Nosocomial infection — Classification and external resources Contaminated surfaces increase cross transmission ICD 10 Y …

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  • 20Pressure controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation — (PC IMV) is any mode of mechanical ventilation with preset inspiratory pressure (Pressure Control) and inspiratory time (Ti). Spontaneous breaths (i.e., inspiration is patient triggered and patient cycled) can exist between mandatory breaths… …

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