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MOT133 Respiratory
Resp Treatment Procedures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antispasmodics | an agent that prevents or alleviating muscle spasms |
| Antitussives | cough remedy |
| Bronchodilators | an agent that causes an increase in the caliber of a bronchus |
| Cauterization | the act of using an agent or device used for scarring, burning, or cutting the skin or tohter tissues by means of heat, cold, electirc current, or caustic chemicals |
| Decongestants | an agent that reduces congestion |
| Endotrachial Intubation | passage of a tube through the nose or mouth into the trachea for maintenance of the airway during anesthesia or for maintenance of an imperiled airway |
| Expectorants | an agent that thins respiratory tract mucus and promotes its removal from the tracheobronchial passages |
| Humidifier | a device for increasing the water vapor content of a gas or of ambient air |
| Ligation | a thread, wire, fillet, tied tightly around a blood vessel, the dedicle of a tumor, or other structure to constrict it |
| Mucolytics | capable of dissolving, digesting, or liquefying mucus |
| Nasotracheal intbation | a tracheal tue inserted through the nasal passages |
| Resection | procedure performed for the specific purpose of removal of a significant part of an organ or bodily structure; may be partial or complete |
| Vaporizer | an apparatus for reducing medicated liquids to a gaseous state suitale for inhalation or application to accessible mucous membranes |
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