Airway

Airway obstruction: Partial or complete blockage of the breathing tubes to the lungs. Obstruction of the airway can be due to different causes including foreign bodies, allergic reactions, infections, anatomical abnormalities and trauma.
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Airway Obstruction - Prevention
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Airway obstruction is an extreme emergency. People should have some knowledge of procedures to clear an airway of a foreign body (such as the Heimlich maneuver).
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Airway
The part of the respiratory system between the mouth and lungs.
Bronchus
The air passage between the trachea and the bronchioles (air passages between the throat and the lungs).
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Acute upper airway obstruction
Definition:
An acute upper airway obstruction is a blockage of the upper airway, which can be in the trachea, laryngeal (voice box), or pharyngeal (throat) areas.
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Pediatric Airway Evaluation
What questions will I be asked at my first visit?
What types of tests might be done?
What do I do to prepare for my visit?
How is the test performed?
Does my insurance cover this test?
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: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, is a form of respiratory therapy. It is used to force air into the nasal passage and keep air passages open.
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AIRWAY: Clear the airway
Put the person on his or her back on a firm surface.
Kneel next to the person's neck and shoulders.
Open the person's airway using the head tilt-chin lift. Put your palm on the person's forehead and gently push down.
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airway opening drugs (bronchodilators) such as aminophylline (Somophyllin), oxtriphylline (Choledyl) or theophylline (Somophyllin-T)
opioid (narcotic) pain relievers such as propoxyphene (Darvon)
the beta blocker propranolol (Inderal) ...
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The airway obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduces the lung's ability to clear mucus and increases the risk of lung infections. As a result, you are more likely to get lung infections such as acute bronchitis and pneumonia.
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RAD Airway laryngeal blade Product line of blades indicated for excision of laryngeal lesions. Models include the Skimmer and Tricut blade tips. Note: Xomed webpage shows SKIMMER and TRICUT in all caps. Mfg/Source: Xomed - 4/25/98.
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Open the airway and lift the chin.
Look, listen, and feel for breathing.
If the person is not breathing, give 2 slow rescue breaths by exhaling into the person's mouth.
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Children's airways are narrower than those of adults. This means that triggers that may cause only a slight response in an adult can be much more serious in children. In children, it can appear suddenly with severe symptoms.
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Asthma causes the airways of the lungs to swell and become narrower. This can make it hard to breathe and cause wheezing as you breathe in and out. Asthma cannot be cured, but can be relieved with medicine. Repeat attacks are common.
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Respiratory system
Airways may be obstructed by amyloid deposits in the nasal sinus, larynx and traches (windpipe).
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Bronchoscopy: A procedure to look inside the trachea and large airways in the lung for abnormal areas. A bronchoscope (a thin, lighted tube) is inserted through the nose or mouth into the trachea and lungs. Tissue samples may be taken for biopsy.
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Bronchogenic carcinoma A cancer originating in the lungs or airways. Cervical carcinoma A cancer of the cervix (the neck of the uterus). Endometrial carcinoma A cancer of the lining of the uterus.
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These drugs work by reducing inflammation and reducing constriction of airway muscles. Steroid medications, inhaled or taken orally, reduce inflammation, and are used to treat moderate or severe disease.
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Check the person´s airway, breathing, and circulation. If necessary, begin rescue breathing, CPR, and first aid for bleeding.
Loosen any tight clothing.
Help the person use any prescribed medication (such as an asthma inhaler or home oxygen).
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Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in a wide range of biological functions in cluding vasodilation, airway relaxation, long-term potentiation, immunity, programmed cell death, and erectile function.
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Sleep apnea is a common, yet under-diagnosed, sleep disorder in which a person's airway becomes blocked during sleep, preventing air from reaching the lungs and oxygen from getting to the blood.
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The exact cause of asthma isn't clear but a combination of genetic pre-disposition and environmental influences can lead to increased reactivity of the airways.
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An inflammation of the bronchioles—small, thin-walled airways leading from the bronchi (which run from the windpipe to the lungs) to the alveoli, the air sacs of the lungs—is known as bronchiolitis.
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Sometimes obstructive sleep apnea can be treated by surgically correcting the narrowing of the airway.
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In people with asthma, the airways inside the lungs are 'hypersensitive' and in many cases asthma is linked to an allergy to dust, pollen, animal hairs, etc.
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Real acupuncture showed an improvement in nasal airways resistance after treatment in 9 of 13 patients, sham acupuncture in 2 of 9, and mock transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in 3 of 10 patients.
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CAUSES"The bronchial tubes are the airways which lead into the lungs. The bronchi are two main branches of the trachea. They divide into many smaller bronchi, like tree roots. These, in turn, divide off into the grape-like maze, called the lungs.
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This opens the airways and helps baby breathe. If that doesn't help, try carrying baby outside where the cool, moist air might help.
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Patients complain of dry eyes, dry mouth, persistent cough (dry airways), and lack of saliva. Approximately 30% also have rheumatoid arthritis. Kidney involvement (kidney dysfunction) is seen in 40% of patients.
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The sacs in the lungs at the ends of the smallest airways where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide in the blood.
amblyopia
Impaired vision without an apparent cause.
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Radiation therapy, the placement of stents inside the airways, or laser therapy are sometimes used but are less common than surgery or chemotherapy.
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Cough: A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Also called tussis.
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They may be very large in children, appearing to close off the airway, but in adults they are usually receded between the folds.
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found that children who regularly ate fresh, oily fish containing Omega-3 fatty acids were four times less likely to develop asthma than children who rarely or never ate oily fish. Scientists speculate that the Omega-3 fatty acids reduce airway ...
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they may have ordered a chest X-ray and tests for heart and lung function, as well. This helped them rule out such serious possibilities as congestive heart failure, lung or esophageal cancer, emphysema, infection or a foreign body in the airway.
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Treatments that work with people who have sleep apnea, whether they have kidney failure or not, include losing weight, changing sleeping position, and wearing a mask that gently pumps air continuously into the nose (nasal continuous positive airway ...
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