Sentences with phrase «breathing tubes in»

X-rays will show thick bronchi (breathing tubes in the lungs).
And although it's not common, in severe cases the surgical insertion of a breathing tube in the neck (called a tracheostomy) may be done so the baby can go home on a ventilator.
When a nurse walked in, I wrote her my own note; the breathing tube in my throat prevented me from speaking.
They stick a breathing tube in your mouth and you breathe into the tube for 10 minutes, and you get a digital readout.
We will place a breathing tube in your pet's trachea (windpipe) for administering anesthesia and oxygen.
All pets are intubated with a breathing tube in their windpipe.
In general, having a breathing tube in place, rather than just a mask over the rabbit's face, enables us to assist in breathing during surgery even if the rabbit is still breathing on its own but the breathing has become irregular — a critical factor in helping to ensure a good outcome.
Under sedation, we can place a breathing tube in the throat to prevent damaging bacteria from infecting the respiratory system.
Next, the technicians administered an intravenous infusion of an anesthetic agent and, once I was asleep, placed a breathing tube in my windpipe.

Not exact matches

A British artist based in Beijing created a wacky - looking «breathing bicycle,» which filters air as the rider pedals, delivering it through a tube that snakes up to a breathing mask.
In the end, I watched as nurses pulled the long tentacle - like tubes that had kept her breathing for nearly 10 days.
You sleep in the same bed, breathe the same air, and use the same toothpaste tube month after month.
Today, Zeda is fed through a gastric tube, breathes through a tracheotomy, and lives in a vegetative state in the living room of her mother's home.
The antibacterial compounds also help strengthen baby's immune system along with helping fight already present bacteria that could cause croup — inflammation of the larynx, trachea and bronchial tubes in the throat and upper respiratory section in young children, which is associated with infection, causing difficulty breathing.
But I do not thread IV's into tiny scalp veins just for kicks, suction breathing tubes just because, poke heals for fun, place lines and tubes in every orifice just because I can, give endless amounts of morphine just so I don't have to deal with the baby being awake.
The next and most fatal was during surgery when the staff attempted to put a breathing tube into Tana but could not because of a plate she had in her neck.
Croup causes swelling and narrowing in the voice box, windpipe, and breathing tubes that lead to the lungs.
For three of those weeks she was in an intensive care unit and two of those weeks she was on a breathing tube.
In this study, researchers from the UCLA School of Nursing used the Valsalva maneuver — during which participants breathe hard out through a very small tube to raise blood pressure — to measure brain activity as it controls the blood pressure change.
In low - oxygen conditions snails will surface and use their breathing tubes to access more oxygen.
I had no way to listen for breathing sounds, so I had to trust thatthe tube was in place.
Unless we quickly slipped in a breathing tube, he couldsuffocate in minutes.
The tubes that form the middle - ear canal in humans probably evolved from a pair of gill - like holes that allowed primeval sea creatures to breathe from the back of their heads, the researchers find.
If the child is supported through this period — if he is tube - fed, provided with oxygen, and placed on a ventilator if breathing becomes difficult — he will eventually return to the state he was in prior to the disorder.
Endotracheal intubation, in which a tube is inserted through the voice box (larynx) into the windpipe, and tracheotomy, in which surgery is undertaken to create a hole through the neck and into the windpipe (trachea) to facilitate breathing, are widely used in the hospital setting for elective surgery and in cases of serious illness or critical injury.
Patrick Hardison, 42, who was injured in the line of duty in 2001, has had several follow - up procedures since his transplant, principally to adjust his new eyelids and lips, and to remove the feeding tube from his abdomen and the breathing tube from his trachea.
The steamed air aggravates your upper respiratory tract and mucus lining, resulting in your breathing becoming more frequent and deeper, your bronchial tubes and lung capability proliferate, which assists in fighting common colds, allergic reactions, sinusitis, laryngitis, and asthma.
This is a test that requires you to drink a liquid and then for the following 2 - 3 hours breathe into a tube every 15 - 20 minutes (this may have been performed in the doctors office or at home).
She went in with flu like symptoms then had two bowel surgeries, was on a breathing tube for two weeks some of which she was also fighting off pneumonia.
For three of those weeks she was in an intensive care unit and two of those weeks she was on a breathing tube.
Booked into the Gwinnett County Jail wearing a neck brace and breathing tubes, Edward Kramer, 51, is facing child molestation charges dating back to the year 2000... «He becomes involved in relationships with single parents,...
A teen girl is shown in a hospital bed in a coma and we see her in different stages with a breathing tube and a tracheotomy (and later with a scar on her neck).
Hugh Keas - Byrne reprises his villainy from the original film, this time in an entirely different role as a monstrous, pale - white tube - breathing, fully - armored war - lord who terrifies as much as he thrills.
Engine breathing was increased with new higher - flow cylinder heads, a specially designed intake manifold and fresh air induction system, and exhaust headers with individual tubes encased in a stainless steel shell.
There were tubes in her everywhere, and the life - support system caused her to breathe in and out with a grotesque jerking movement that seemed a parody of life.
When Fido is completely asleep and does not feel any pain, drips are placed to maintain blood pressure, while tubes are inserted in his windpipe to help him breathe.
In fact, dental cleaning standards are so important to your dog's dental care that the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) mandated that «all AAHA accredited practices must perform dental procedures under general anesthesia with patients intubated using a properly placed breathing tube
During your pet's operation a breathing tube is placed in the trachea (windpipe.)
All patients receiving a general anesthetic will have a breathing (endotracheal) tube placed in order to keep the airway open and allow for supplemental oxygen or gas anesthesia as needed.
This relieves the upper airway obstruction and the patient can breathe normally; unfortunately, sedation must be maintained to keep the tube in place.
In the most serious of cases, some dogs need a temporary tracheostomy (a breathing tube placed into the windpipe via the neck) to allow breathing while the swelling goes down, bleeding subsides, and the upper airway heals enough to allow the dog to breath more normally.
Supplemental oxygen (oxygen cage, nasal oxygen tube) can be help if there is an inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood (severe hypoxemia) and difficulty breathing (dyspnea).
An endotracheal tube can be inserted to assist with breathing (it needs to be removed in order to examine the nasal cavity).
Having this tube in place during surgery makes anesthesia much safer, as it enables our vets and technicians to breathe for pets if they are having trouble breathing on their own.
A breathing tube should be placed in most anesthetized animals.
In order to ensure accurate delivery of the gas anesthetic, a breathing tube, called an endotracheal tube, is inserted into the windpipe or trachea.
For your pet's comfort and safety, all dental cleaning are performed under general anesthesia with your pet intubated (a breathing tube placed in the windpipe) to maintain a secure airway.
A ventilation tube is placed in her airway to ensure breathing, and heart rate is monitored.
At the Center, we have taken several steps to minimize the risk associated with surgery in rabbits, including using a special fiber - optic endoscope to allow us to see in the back of the rabbit's throat to pass a breathing tube into the rabbit's airway.
To make matters worse the trachea, the breathing tube, is sometimes more narrow than in other breeds, thereby restricting air flow further.
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