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Negative pressure ventilator — This article is about the medical device. For the band, see Iron Lung (band). Negative pressure ventilator Intervention An Emerson iron lung. The patient lies within the chamber, which when sealed provides an effectively oscillating atmospheric… … Wikipedia
negative pressure ventilation — a type of mechanical ventilation in which negative pressure is generated on the outside of the patient s chest and transmitted to the interior of the thorax in order to expand the lungs and allow air to flow in; used primarily with patients… … Medical dictionary
Ventilator-associated lung injury — Ventilator associated lung injury, also known by the abbreviation VALI, is lung injury thought to be due to artifical (mechanical) ventilation.EtiologyVALI is thought to be caused by multiple factors.Fact|date=March 2008 The human lung normally… … Wikipedia
ventilator — n. 1) a device to ensure a supply of fresh air. 2) (respirator) equipment that is manually or mechanically operated to maintain a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally. Positive pressure ventilators… … The new mediacal dictionary
Ventilator — A ventilator is a machine which mechanically assists patients in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide (sometimes referred to as artificial respiration). * * * SYN: respirator. [L. ventilo, to fan, fr. ventus,wind, + ator, agent suffix]… … Medical dictionary
Medical ventilator — For other uses, see Modes of mechanical ventilation. For other uses, see ventilation (physiology). The Bird VIP Infant ventilator A medical ventilator can be defined as any machine designed to mechanically move breatheable air into and out of the … Wikipedia
Positive pressure ventilation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.90 93.91 Me … Wikipedia
cuirass ventilator — a type of negative pressure ventilator in which a cuirasslike apparatus either completely surrounds the trunk or is applied only to the front of the chest and abdomen, and allows intermittent negative pressure by evacuation of air to force the… … Medical dictionary
Gram-negative bacteria — Microscopic image of Gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria (pink red rods). Gram negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain crystal violet dye in the Gram staining protocol.[1] In a Gram … Wikipedia
Intracranial pressure — (ICP) is the pressure inside the skull and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The body has various mechanisms by which it keeps the ICP stable, with CSF pressures varying by about 1 mmHg in normal adults through shifts in… … Wikipedia
