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Airway Management

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Airway collective system of tubes in the upper and lower respiratory tracts.
Airway Management skills that maintain the patency of natural or artificial airways.
Chest Physiotherapy techniques including postural drainage, percussion, and vibration.
Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tube one with holes in the outer cannula that allows air to pass through the vocal cords allowing speech
Inhalation Therapy respiratory treatments that provide a mixture of oxygen, humidification, and aerosolized medications directly to the lungs.
Inner Cannula component of a tracheostomy tube that can be temporarily removed and cleansed.
Mucus a mixture of water, mucin, white blood cells, electrolytes, and cells that have been shed through the natural process of tissue replacement.
Nasopharyngeal Suctioning removing secretions from the throat through a nasally inserted catheter.
Nasotracheal Suctioning removing secretions from the upper portion of the lower airway through a nasally inserted catheter.
Obturator component of a tracheostomy tube used at the time of tube insertion to protect the edge of the cannula from traumatized tracheal tissue.
Oral Airway is a curved device that keeps a related tongue positioned forward within the mouth, preventing the tongue from obstructing the upper airway.
Oral Suctioning removing secretions from the mouth.
Oropharyngeal Suctioning removing secretions from the throat through an orally inserted catheter.
Outer Cannula component of a tracheostomy tube
Percussion the rhythmic striking of the chest wall.
Postural Drainage a positioning technique that promotes the drainage of secretions from various lobes or segments of the lungs with the use of gravity.
Speaking Valve device inserted into a tracheostomy tube that directs exhaled air through the upper airway allowing speech.
Sputum mucus raised to the level of the upper airways.
Suctioning relies on negative (vacuum) pressure to remove liquid secretions with a catheter.
Tracheostomy a surgically created opening into the trachea.
Tracheostomy Care hygiene and maintenance of a tracheostomy and tracheostomy tube.
Tracheostomy Tube a curved, hollow plastic tube.
Ventilation the movement of air in and out of the lungs.
Vibration technique that uses the palms of the hands to shake underlying tissue and loosen retained secretions.
Created by: Jessica Venyke
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