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Intubation (sometimes entubation) is a
medical procedure involving the
insertion of a tube into the body.
Patients are
generally anesthetized beforehand...
- and
techniques may be used alternatively.
After the
trachea has been
intubated, a
balloon cuff is
typically inflated just
above the far end of the tube...
- A
laryngeal mask
airway (LMA), also
known as
laryngeal mask, is a
medical device that
keeps a patient's
airway open
during anaesthesia or
while they are...
- person's
score might be: GCS 12, E3 V4 M5. Alternatively, if a
patient was
intubated,
their score could be GCS E2 V NT M3.
Children below the age of two struggle...
-
present Not
intubated,
regular breathing pattern 3
Eyelids open but not
tracking Localizing to pain One
pupil wide and
fixed Not
intubated, Cheyne–Stokes...
- back
compared to semi-raised
increases pneumonia risks in
people who are
intubated.
Antibiotics by mouth, rest,
simple analgesics, and
fluids usually suffice...
- obesity) or more
variable problems driven by
patient agitation while intubated.
Calculating compliance on
minute volume (VE: ΔV is
always defined by...
- pathologies, such as
patients recovering after having been
previously intubated. On 31
October 2018, a 8:00am
local time, the
Excellent crashed into the...
- GCS is
commonly used in
emergency medical services. In
patients who are
intubated, unconscious, or preverbal, the
motor response is
considered the most...
-
central line.
Propofol is
often paired with
fentanyl (for pain relief) in
intubated and
sedated people. The two
drugs are
molecularly compatible in an IV...
