enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Airway clearance therapy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airway_clearance_therapy

   Airway clearance therapy is treatment that uses a number of airway clearance techniques to clear the respiratory airways of mucus and other secretions. [1] Several respiratory diseases cause the normal mucociliary clearance mechanism to become impaired resulting in a build-up of mucus which obstructs breathing, and also affects the cough reflex .

3. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstructive_lung_disease

   In COPD, there is an increase in airway resistance, shown by a decrease in the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) measured by spirometry. COPD is defined as a forced expiratory volume in 1 second divided by the forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) that is less than 0.7 (or 70%). [ 8 ]

4. Pulmonary hygiene - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_hygiene

   Pulmonary hygiene, also referred to as pulmonary toilet, [1] is a set of methods used to clear mucus and secretions from the airways. The word pulmonary refers to the lungs . The word toilet , related to the French toilette , refers to body care and hygiene ; this root is used in words such as toiletry that also relate to cleansing.

5. Mucociliary clearance - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucociliary_clearance

   Mucociliary clearance has a major role in pulmonary hygiene. MCC effectiveness relies on the correct properties of the airway surface liquid produced, both of the periciliary sol layer and the overlying mucus gel layer, and of the number and quality of the cilia present in the lining of the airways. [3] An important factor is the rate of mucin ...

6. Merck's therapy for rare lung condition shown to help reduce ...

   www.aol.com/news/mercks-therapy-rare-lung...

   Winrevair was approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a progressive disorder caused by a constriction of arteries in the lungs, leading to symptoms such as shortness of breath ...

7. Airway management - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airway_management

   Advanced airway management is frequently performed in the critically injured, those with extensive pulmonary disease, or anesthetized patients to facilitate oxygenation and mechanical ventilation. Additionally, implementation of a cuffing system is used to prevent the possibility of asphyxiation or airway obstruction.