Non-invasive Positive Pressure Support‚ commonly known as NIPPV‚ is a process of delivery of mechanical ventilation to those patients who need support to breathe (at certain times). NIPPV doesn’t need an artificial airway to be created through the larynx or trachea. NIPPV is‚ in the modern times‚ one of the most important advances medicine has made in the past two decades in managing acute and chronic respiratory failure. Earlier‚ non-invasive ventilation was only administered through certain devices
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depression k. ramus __________________ sinus 12. air-filled cavity l. sinus __________________ trochanter 13. large‚ irregularly shaped projection* m. spine __________________ epicondyle 14. raised area on or above a condyle* n. trochanter __________________ process 15. projection or prominence o. tubercle facet 16. smooth‚ nearly flat articular surface† p. tuberosity __________________ *a site of muscle and ligament attachment
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addiction‚ too‚ and one with serious health consequences. Based on the description above‚ it depends on how the person utilizes the said activity. It can be casually which is seldom and may also be used as a relaxation technique. Though it is not as often as habitual smoking‚ it is not free from the dangers that this activity entails. Habitual smoking‚ on the other hand‚ is described as an addiction as said above. When saying addiction‚ there is an over inclination over something that is‚ in the
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Pediatric Community – Acquired Pneumonia (PCAP) Group 1 Rivera‚ Geraldine U. Rodicol‚ Arsenio A. Serrano‚ Marian Joyce E. Tumamao‚ Jayson G. Vidad‚ Angelica B. I. INTRODUCTION * Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of several diseases in which individuals who have not recently been hospitalized develop an infection of the lungs (pneumonia). CAP is a common illness and can affect people of all ages. CAP often causes problems like difficulty in breathing‚ fever‚ chest pains
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Assessing Blood Pressure Anatomy of the Heart The heart is located in the thoracic cavity between the lungs within the mediastinum. It is a hollow‚ cone-shaped‚ muscular organ about the size of a fist. Functions of the Heart keeps O2-poor blood separate from O2-rich blood; keeps the blood flowing in one direction—blood flows away from and then back to the heart in each circuit; creates blood pressure‚ which moves the blood through the circuits; Regulates the blood supply based on
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Metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions in the body of a cell or organism to keep it alive. Metabolism converts the nutrients from the food we eat in to vital energy which the body needs to carry out daily activities. The respiratory system‚ cardiovascular system and the digestive system are the three body systems that are involved with energy metabolism. There are two kinds of activities involved with metabolism processes‚ these are; building up of body tissues and energy stores and the
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Organ Systems and their functions I. Integumentary System Functions to protects against environmental hazards; helps control body temperature. Composed of Skin and derivates Epidermis – covers surface; protects deeper tissues Keratinocytes – waterproofing Melanocytes – pigment –protects against UV light Dermis – Nourishes epidermis; provides strength; contains exocrine glands Collagenous tissue – strength Skin Derivates A. Hair– protection and warmth (vellus – fine un-pigmented hair: terminal
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here) Bronchioles Alveoli 4) Describe the anatomy of the larynx. Made out of 3 cartilages Name the three largest laryngeal cartilages and the bone involved in swallowing. Epiglottic cartilage‚ thyroid cartilage‚ cricoid cartilage‚ hyoid bone Which cartilage keeps food from entering the glottis? Epiglottis 5) What is the pharynx? The throat What role does it play in respiration? for air passing between the nasal cavity and the larynx In digestion? Passageway for food traveling from the oral cavity
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I. INTRODUCTION This is the case of patient MCS‚ a 62 year old female who came to Ospital ng Guiginto with a chief complaint of productive cough with associated difficulty of breathing & intermittent fever. She was admitted on July 16‚ 2012. She was diagnosed with Pneumonia with manifestations of Asthma. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma commonly caused by microbial agents. Classically‚ pneumonia has been categorized as being bacterial or typical‚ atypical‚ anaerobic/cavitary
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· Glucose‚ ATP · Sugar converted from the foods we eat (mitochondria is the responsible cell). · Basic nutrient of the cell. · Building blocks for energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). · Process known as metabolism – the cellular function of converting nutrients into energy. · EMT · Min. lv. Of cert. for ambulance personnel. · Provide basic lv. Medical and trauma care & trans. to medical facility. · Responsibility: · Personal safety · Safety of the crew‚ patient‚ and bystanders
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