Airway tone, short for airway smooth muscle tone, is the degree of sustained contractile activation of airway smooth muscle. The airways have a tone baseline...
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Respiratory tract (redirect from Airway)
cause a dry mouth and lead to infections. Airway tone Jet ventilation Nasopharyngeal airway Oropharyngeal airway Patwa A, Shah A (September 2015). "Anatomy...
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Obstructive sleep apnea (section Muscle tone)
upper airway tone is again lost, the patient enters the various levels of noisy breathing and the airway blockage returns. The cycle of muscle-tone loss...
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a steady tone (the A and N Morse codes merge to form a steady tone when the receiver is equidistant from both transmitters). Later airways were based...
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cellular signaling molecule. It helps modulate vascular tone, insulin secretion, airway tone, and peristalsis, and is involved in angiogenesis and neural...
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Etihad Airways (Arabic: شَرِكَة ٱلْاِتِّحَاد لِلطَّيْرَان, romanized: sharikat al-ittiḥād li-ṭ-ṭayarān) is one of the two flag carriers of the United...
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Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية القطرية, al-Qaṭariyya), operating as Qatar Airways, is the flag carrier of Qatar. Headquartered in...
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that some cases may be inherited. Relaxation or a lack of muscle tone in the upper airway may be a factor. It is often worse when the infant is on his or...
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or total loss of consciousness, the tongue can lose muscle tone and obstruct the upper airway. Other potential causes of obstruction include tumors of the...
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may not be able to maintain an open airway as a conscious person would. This can lead to an obstruction of the airway, restricting the flow of air and preventing...
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Pulmonary aspiration (category Airway management)
of certain factors such as depressed level of consciousness and impaired airway defenses (gag reflex and respiratory tract antimicrobial defense system)...
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indicators are labeled "A" (or FM/Z), "O" and "M" (airway or Fan and Z marker, outer, middle). The airway marker was used to indicate reporting points along...
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is that it does not compromise the patient's airway protective reflexes, keeps the upper airway muscle tone, and allows for spontaneous breathing. A common...
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this may also be a sign of an occluded airway. Normal: Strong, normal cry (this is a reliable sign of a clear airway) Consolability Abnormal: The child cannot...
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follows the "usual priorities of airway, breathing, and circulation (ABC)". Treatment should be "directed at airway control with endotracheal intubation...
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fundamental physiological functions (skeletal muscle contractility, airway tone, cardiac response to adrenergic stimulation, neuroprotection and development)...
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GSNO and NO concentrations regulate respiratory function by modulating airway tone and pro- and anti-inflammatory responses in the respiratory tract. Because...
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EVA Air (redirect from Eva Airways)
EVA Airways Corporation (/ˌiːviːˈeɪ, ˈiːvə/ EE-vee-AY, EE-və; Chinese: 長榮航空; pinyin: Chángróng Hángkōng) (TWSE: 2618) is a Taiwanese international airline...
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Qantas (redirect from Qantas Airways Limited)
Qantas Airways Limited, or simply Qantas (/ˈkwɒntəs/ KWON-təs), is the flag carrier of Australia, and is the largest airline by fleet size, international...
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beta-blockade. The progressive airway dilation with increasing exercise is mediated by a progressive reduction in resting vagal tone. Beta blockade with propranolol...
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1976 Zagreb mid-air collision (redirect from British Airways Flight 476)
Zagreb mid-air collision took place on 10 September 1976, when British Airways Flight 476, a Hawker Siddeley Trident en route from London to Istanbul...
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collapsing the surgical space, or migrating into the patient's neck and causing airway blockage. In hip arthroscopy, a feared complication is abdominal flooding...
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Bronchoconstriction (redirect from Airway constriction)
Bronchoconstriction is the constriction of the airways in the lungs due to the tightening of surrounding smooth muscle, with consequent coughing, wheezing...
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Lung (section Bronchial airways)
epithelial population. PNECs are innervated airway epithelial cells that are particularly focused at airway junction points. These cells can produce serotonin...
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functions of breathing and preventing food and drink from entering the airway during swallowing. They aid phonation (speech) by suppressing dysphonia...
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Bag valve mask (category Airway management)
an alternative airway adjunct, instead of to the mask. For example, it can be attached to an endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway. Small heat and...
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increases the diameter of the airway lumen; second, it reduces fluid exudation from postcapillary venules. It can reduce nasal airway resistance (NAR) up to...
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Braniff Airways, Inc., operated as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased...
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Cathay Pacific (redirect from Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd)
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPA), more widely known as Cathay Pacific (Chinese: 國泰航空), is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its head office and main...
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Hong Kong Airlines (redirect from CR Airways)
Yip (Chinese: 葉光), the chairman of China Rich Holdings, established CR Airways in Hong Kong on 28 March 2001. The airline received its air operator's...
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