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31Tracheotomy — This article is about the surgical procedure called a tracheotomy. For a similar procedure, see Cricothyrotomy. Tracheotomy Intervention Completed tracheotomy: 1 Vocal folds 2 Thyroid cartilage 3 Cricoid cartilage 4 Tracheal rings …
32Drotrecogin alfa — Systematic (IUPAC) name Activated human protein C Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com monograph Pregnan …
33Medical monitor — as used in anesthesia A medical monitor or physiological monitor or display, is an electronic medical device used in medical monitoring that displays the monitored data, and may or may not have the ability to transmit the data on a monitoring… …
34Volume controlled continuous mandatory ventilation — (VC CMV) is a mode of mechanical ventilation where breaths are delivered based on set variables. The patient may initate breaths by attempting to breathe. Once a breath is initated, either by the patient or by the ventilator the set tidal volume… …
35Positive end-expiratory pressure — (PEEP) is the pressure in the lungs (alveolar pressure) above atmospheric pressure (the pressure outside of the body) that exists at the end of expiration.[1] The two types of PEEP are extrinsic PEEP (PEEP applied by a ventilator) and intrinsic… …
36Critical Care Air Transport Team — (CCATT) dates from 1996, when the United States Air Force formally established what has proved to be one of the latest milestones in the history of military medicine. The CCATT is a three person, highly specialized medical asset that can create… …
37Artificial respiration — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.93 MeSH …
38Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance — MICA Single Responder in Melbourne. Australian Mobile Intensive Care Ambulances are well equipped ambulances staffed by highly trained paramedics dispatched to emergency situations where patients require a higher level of care than a regular… …
39Iron lung — [ Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, California. 1953] An iron lung is a large machine that enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost or the work of breathing exceeds the person s ability. It is a form of medical ventilator.… …
40Distributive shock — is defined by hypotension and generalized tissular hypoxia. This form of relative hypovolemia is the result of blood vessel dilation.[1] Septic shock is the major cause[2], but there are other examples as well. Examples Examples of this form of… …
