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2. Respiratory gas humidification - Wikipedia

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   An active respiratory gas humidifier ensures that patients on mechanical ventilation are supplied with optimally conditioned respiratory gas. In active humidifying processes, moisture and heat is input to respiratory gas by an electrically powered humidifier. Performance data and safety-related requirements for active respiratory gas ...

3. Heated humidified high-flow therapy - Wikipedia

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   Heated humidified high-flow therapy. Heated humidified high-flow therapy, often simply called high flow therapy , is a type of respiratory support that delivers a flow of medical gas to a patient of up to 60 liters per minute and 100% oxygen through a large bore or high flow nasal cannula. Primarily studied in neonates, it has also been found ...

4. Heat and moisture exchanger - Wikipedia

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   Heat and moisture exchangers (HME) are devices used in mechanically ventilated patients intended to help prevent complications due to "drying of the respiratory mucosa, such as mucus plugging and endotracheal tube (ETT) occlusion." [1] HMEs are one type of commercial humidification system, which also include non-heated-wire humidifiers and ...

5. The Best Humidifiers to Ease Sinus and Respiratory Discomfort

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   Our top picks: Classic 300S Smart Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier. amazon.com. $78.99. Shop Now. Levoit. More. The brand claims this cool mist humidifier can last up to 60 hours on one tank set to ...

6. Mucociliary clearance - Wikipedia

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   Mucociliary clearance (MCC), mucociliary transport, or the mucociliary escalator describes the self-clearing mechanism of the airways in the respiratory system. [1] It is one of the two protective processes for the lungs in removing inhaled particles including pathogens before they can reach the delicate tissue of the lungs.

7. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a mode of respiratory ventilation used in the treatment of sleep apnea. PAP ventilation is also commonly used for those who are critically ill in hospital with respiratory failure, in newborn infants (neonates), and for the prevention and treatment of atelectasis in patients with difficulty taking deep breaths.