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Pneumotachometers 26
Gas Analyzers 26
Gas Chromatography 26
Mass Spectrometers 27
Plethysmograph 27
Exercise Testing Equipment 27
Recorders 27
Computers 28
7. VENTILATORS FOR RESPIRATORY CARE 29
Lung Mechanics 29
Ventilators and Respirators 30
Assistor-Controllers 30
Types of Ventilators 31
Positive-Pressure Assistor-Controller 31
Volume-Cycled Ventilator 31
Ventilators for Anesthesiology 32
History 32
Tank Respirator and the Cuirass Ventilator 32
Conventional Mechanical Ventilation 33
Parameters Used in Monitoring Lung Mechanics 34
Breathing Frequency 34
Lung Volume and Airflow 34
Airway and Esophageal Pressures 34
Adequacy of Ventilation 35
Methods and Devices Used in Ventilatory Monitoring 35
Impedance Pneumography 35
Practical and Technical Considerations in Blood Gas Analysis 35
Alarms 36
New Developments in Ventilatory Monitoring 36
Inhalators 36
Non-Invasive Ventilation 37
A Substitute for Traditional Volume Ventilation 37
8. REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS 38
Obstructive Sleep Apnea 38
Sleep Apnea: Widely Prevalent Sleep Disorder 38
Multi-channel Recording Systems to Detect Breathing Ailments 38
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP): The Most Common Surgical
Procedure Used in the Treatment of OSA 38
Alternative Therapeutic Procedures for Sleep Apnea 39
Self-Titrating Devices: Offer Greater Degree of Comfort 39
Asthma 40
A Serious Respiratory Ailment 40
Treatment 40
Bronchodilators 40
Anticholinergics 40
Anti-Inflammatories 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 41
Treatment of COPD 41
9. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 42
USA and Israel Researchers Dev
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