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