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Negative pressure ventilator — This article is about the medical device. For the band, see Iron Lung (band). Negative pressure ventilator Intervention An Emerson iron lung. The patient lies within the chamber, which when sealed provides an effectively oscillating atmospheric… … Wikipedia
negative pressure ventilator — a type of ventilator that uses negative pressure ventilation (q.v.) for patients having extreme weakness or paralysis of the chest muscles; the most common types are the Drinker respirator and the cuirass ventilator … Medical dictionary
Positive pressure ventilation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.90 93.91 Me … Wikipedia
Ventilation (architecture) — Ventilation is the intentional movement of air from outside a building to the inside. It is the V in HVAC. With clothes dryers, and combustion equipment such as water heaters, boilers, fireplaces, and wood stoves, their exhausts are often called… … Wikipedia
Ventilation — The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere so that oxygen can be exchanged for carbon dioxide in the alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the lungs). In pulmonary medicine, a distinction is made between pulmonary and alveolar ventilation.… … Medical dictionary
Negative room pressure — Schematic of negative pressure room, showing the inflow, but not outflow, of air from the corridor and other rooms into the negative pressure room used for isolation. Exhaust air is remove via a ventilation system. Negative room pressure is an… … Wikipedia
Ventilation/perfusion ratio — In respiratory physiology, the ventilation/perfusion ratio (or V/Q ratio) is a measurement used to assess the efficiency and adequacy of the matching of two variables: [LoyolaMedEd|Medicine/pulmonar/physio/pf9.htm#q1] * V ventilation the air… … Wikipedia
Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention … Wikipedia
Modes of mechanical ventilation — Contents 1 Positive and negative pressure ventilation 1.1 Negative pressure ventilation 1.1.1 Types of negat … Wikipedia
Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation — (BCV) is a method of ventilation which requires the patient to wear an upper body shell or cuirass, so named after the body armour worn by medieval soldiers. The ventilation is biphasic because the cuirass is attached to a pump which actively… … Wikipedia
