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Medical treatment for Pulmonary conditions

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Airway Adjuncts   Mechanical device that maintains or protects airway; provide mechanical ventilation or airway clearance; oral pharyngeal, nasal pharyngeal, endotracheal and tracheostomy  
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Airway Suctioning   Mechanical aspiration of secretions from the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and trachea using a suction catheter; indicated by thick increased mucus that cannot be cleared  
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Lung Transplant   Replace 1-2 failing lungs; end stage COPD,interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis but not serious comorbidities  
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Mechanical Ventilation   Breathing assistance from a positive pressure mechanical ventilator; positive pressure forces air into lungs and increases intrathoracic pressure; connected to patient by mask or tracheostomy tube  
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Oxygen Therapy   Liquid or gaseous oxygen supplement for patients at 88% or less O2 saturation or certain conditions  
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Thoracotomy   Surgical incision to access heart, great vessels, lungs, esophagus, and diaphragm for surgical and therapeutic purposes; cut can be axillary, sternal, posterolateral or under breast (anterolateral)  
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Tracheostomy   Surgical hole through trachea below vocal cords; used for airway obstruction at or above level of larynx or respiratory failure requiring prolonged ventilation mechanically; can be surgically closed when no longer needed.  
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