patient breathing Articles
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The Secret to Removing 90% of Moisture from a Patient’s Breath Sample
Breath has lots of moisture. To see, just blow on a mirror and watch it fog up. Getting rid of the moisture on the mirror is easy: just wipe it off. Getting rid of moisture in a breath sample is more complex, but can be done with a bit of engineering and Nafion™ tubing. We have found ways to remove up to 90% of moisture from a patient’s breath sample. Moisture: Why You Need it Gone? ...
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AG Industries Provides Key Component for GM Ventilators
On Friday, March 27, President Trump enacted the Defense Production Act to order General Motors (“GM”) to assist Ventec Life Systems with the mass production of a ventilator that incorporates multiple lifesaving therapies into one machine (Ventilator, Oxygen, Cough Assist, Suction, Nebulizer). AG Industries provides a critical component for this device – a HEPA filter that ...
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Why is Humidity Important?
Moisture matters. Just ask any runner who’s slogged through a steamy afternoon. The same can be said for medical professionals trying to analyze a person’s breath. Here’s what happens. Humidity Can Impact Accuracy and Damage Equipment During medical procedures, an anesthesiologist measures the concentration of carbon dioxide in a patient’s breath. They do this ...
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An NBA Superstar and Sleep Apnea: Shaq
Shaquille O’Neal: Sleep Apnea Shaquille O’Neal, also known as Shaq, is an NBA basketball player who played as a center throughout his career with six different teams and has been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. Born in Newark, NJ, Shaq started to play basketball at the Boys and Girls club and went to Louisiana State University. Now retired, Shaq works as a spokesman for brands ...
By BioSerenity
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Yaguo launches an Innovative Medical Device
At the beginning of Chinese New Year, Beijing Yaguo Technology Co., Ltd.'s innovative medical device "Respiratory Power" respiratory neuromuscular stimulator was officially launched. "Respiratory power" has been established in 2015 as a core innovative product of Yaguo, Through 4 years of continuously efforts, after research, demonstration, design, development, and clinical registration it has ...
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Quantitative Assessment of Viral Dispersion Associated with Respiratory Support Devices in a Simulated Critical Care Environmen
Abstract Rationale:Patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) require supplemental oxygen and ventilatory support. It is unclear whether some respiratory support devices may increase the dispersion of infectious bioaerosols and thereby place healthcare workers at increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Objectives:To ...
By Inspir Labs
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Doctors at NaHomolce Hospital in Prague perform AccuCinch Procedure in Patient with Heart Failure - Patient Case Study at Na Homolce Hospital
February 1, Prague/ Udalosti. The epidemic called “Chronic Heart Failure” affects up to half a million Czechs. An innovation being tested at Prague’s Na Homolce Hospital could be a turning point in the care of these patients. A special implant adjusts the shape of the left ventricle, which may allow the heart to work better and may stop the progression of the ...
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Why is Nafion Tubing the solution to moisture in Pulmonary Function Testing?
Nafion is a polymer that can add/remove select materials, including water vapor, to a gas stream through a first order kinetic reaction (a chemical reaction). Because it’s non-porous, other molecules cannot pass through it. This unique property makes it ideal for medical applications such as removing water vapor from breath samples or adding humidity to gas samples for therapeutic ...
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Everything we know About AMD and Dark Adaptation
When automated dark adaptometry was first commercialized, many of us had more questions than answers with regard to using this information for detecting AMD and monitoring disease progression. But with more than seven years of practical in-office experience performing dark adaptation testing on thousands of patients, the tables have turned. This technology offers a safety net for ...
By MacuLogix
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COVID-19 Clinical Report for Dead Infected Case
Clinical analysis of 25 novel coronavirus pneumonia deaths:asphyxia due to pulmonary mucus Pengpai news reporter Wu Yi Pengpai news ,February 29 On February 25, MedRxiv published a paper from Wuhan University People's Hospital, Clinical characteristics of 25 death cases infected with COVID-19 pneumonia: a retrospective review of medical records in a single medical center, Wuhan, China. The ...
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Filling Gaps in PTSD Care
People who live with trauma symptoms—and the people who care for them—know how challenging the condition can be to treat. Medications and talk therapy help many patients, but are ineffective for many others. The search continues for treatments that work and offer lasting benefits for the millions of Americans who live with PTSD. Sources of trauma Though PTSD is linked with ...
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High Frequency Jet Ventilation (HFJV) In Mature Infants With NonHomogeneous Lung Disease And Severe Gas Trapping
Infants with gas trapping are difficult to manage with conventional ventilation (CMV). HFJV has been used successfully in infants with severe gas trapping. The techniques used during HFJV in this situation are often described as a "low volume strategy". However, there is little published data to indicate optimal ventilator settings, both Jet and conventional, to achieve these aims. During HFJV ...
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The Role of Lactate in Sepsis Research
Sepsis reportedly affects up to 30 million people each year. Lactate levels play a key role in diagnosing the condition and limiting its impact, as well as researching it's progression and developing possible treatments. Here's how. Sepsis is a medical condition and emergency, the definition of which has proven difficult and is based on fairly recent developments and research. It is the result ...
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Dental Practice Air Quality: What you can’t see can harm you
In the summer of 1974, the Hollies had a Top 10 hit when they sang, “All I need is the air that I breathe and to love you.” They were smart enough to recognize the importance, even in a midst of a heated romantic relationship, of breathing clean, fresh air. Dentists should take note. According to Department of Labor statistics published in Business Insider, the dental profession ...
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Computer Vision-Based Digital Biomarkers Could Enable Faster and More Accurate In Vivo Assessment of Disease
At Recursion, we are working to decode biology and industrialize drug discovery. We have successfully executed over 82 million phenomic experiments and inferred over 179 billion biological relationships in our quest to identify promising novel therapeutic approaches. Now, we are extending our industrialized approach to petabytes of pre-clinical in vivo studies. Digitalizing in vivo studies ...
By Recursion
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