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ventilator

[ US /ˈvɛnəˌɫeɪtɝ, ˈvɛntəˌɫeɪtɝ/ ]
[ UK /vˈɛntɪlˌe‍ɪtɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
  2. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure

How To Use ventilator In A Sentence

  • Patients were screened daily using published guidelines for ability to wean from the mechanical ventilator.
  • A pocket mask will enable ventilatory support to be given to apnoeic patients (whether due to trauma or medical causes).
  • Once the ventilator shaft became blocked, the warehouse quickly filled with fumes.
  • Current areas of investigation include neurohumoral, cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating airway contractility, airway smooth muscle growth and cell surface receptor expression; regulation of postnatal development and growth of the lung; developmental effects of pulmonary inflammation and oxidative lung injury on airway and pulmonary vascular reactivity; biochemical and molecular regulation of membrane ion channels in cystic fibrosis; maturational changes in chest wall and airway function; pulmonary manifestations of sickle cell disease; the physiological basis of ventilator dependence in children with chronic respiratory insufficiency; and developmental aspects of respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control. Fellowship Program in Pulmonary Medicine
  • The air was delivered from a manual resuscitator or portable volume ventilator via a mouthpiece or nasal interface.
  • Plenty of light enters through empty portholes on both sides of the engine room and ventilator hatches in the roof.
  • Nowadays, thanks to artificial surfactants, which keep newborn lungs expanded after that first big breath, ventilators designed specifically for tiny lungs, maternal steroid therapy, the survival rates of the teenier, tinier babies are actually improving. 11 « January « 2007 « Adventures in Juggling
  • One of the main reasons for treating patients in an intensive care unit is that they need ventilatory support, usually by sedation and endotracheal intubation.
  • The turbine ventilator (also known as "whirlybird") is one of the many types of roof vents available, preferred by some because it uses a wind-propelled fan instead of an electric fan to draw heat and moisture out of the attic space. Shaister Miester Do Da
  • Before transferring an intubated infant, assess vital signs, pain score, breath sounds and ventilator tubing for excess water. Guidelines for Skin-to-skin Contact
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