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AIRWAY PRESSURE [20 records]

Record 1 2023-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

CPAP [continuous positive airway pressure] differs from bilevel positive airway pressure(BiPAP) where the pressure delivered differs based on whether the patient is inhaling or exhaling. These pressures are known as inspiratory positive airway pressure(IPAP) and expiratory positive airway pressure(EPAP).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

CPAP [continuous positive airway pressure] differs from bilevel positive airway pressure(BiPAP) where the pressure delivered differs based on whether the patient is inhaling or exhaling. These pressures are known as inspiratory positive airway pressure(IPAP) and expiratory positive airway pressure(EPAP).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

BiPAP provides two pressure levels during the respiratory cycle : a higher level during inspiration(inspiratory positive airway pressure [IPAP]) and a lower pressure during expiration(expiratory positive airway pressure [EPAP]).

Key term(s)
  • bi-level positive airway pressure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

APAP [automatic positive airway pressure] and CPAP [continuous positive airway pressure] machines are sometimes referred to as PAP machines or positive airway pressure machines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Bilevel positive airway pressure machines have distinct air pressure settings for inhalation(IPAP) and exhalation(EPAP). The EPAP setting is usually significantly lighter than the IPAP setting, allowing users to breathe more naturally and not feel as though they are fighting against the machine when they exhale.

Key term(s)
  • bi-level positive airway pressure machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 6 2023-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

An APAP machine treats sleep apnea, a condition characterized by difficulty breathing during sleep. This machine pushes air into the nose, mouth, or both through a face mask or nasal cannula(a device with tubes that delivers supplemental oxygen or an increase flow of air) to promote consistent breathing. Unlike other types of PAP [positive airway pressure] devices, APAP automatically adjusts the air pressure a person receives during sleep.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 7 2023-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

APAP uses software to automatically adjust the amount of air to match your needs during the night.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 8 2023-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Nervous System
CONT

Muscarine, a natural product from the mushroom "Amanita muscaria, "stimulates Ach [acetylcholine](cholinergic) receptors at the parasympathetic terminal sites : exocrine glands(lacrimal, salivary, and bronchial mucous glands), cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle(gastrointestinal tract). Ach receptors at these sites and the effects of parasympathetic stimulation at these sites are termed "muscarinic. "A muscarinic effect well known to respiratory care clinicians is the increase in airway secretions after administration of Ach-like drugs, such as neostigmine. There is also a decrease in blood pressure caused by slowing of the heart and vasodilation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
  • Système nerveux
CONT

À faible dose l'effet muscarinique se reconnaît au ralentissement cardiaque, à la diminution de la force des contractions du cœur, à la vasodilatation périphérique et à l'hypotension.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacodinámica
  • Sistema nervioso
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Record 9 - external organization data 2022-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

The carotid control technique is not a chokehold.

OBS

The technique, when applied properly and per training, does not restrict breathing and does not put any pressure on the windpipe. It applies pressure to both sides of a person's neck, without restricting the airway. It may cause, but not always, a very brief period of unconsciousness that allows the police officer to safely place the individual in handcuffs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

technique de contrôle carotidien; contrainte vasculaire du cou; technique de contrainte vasculaire du cou : termes à privilégier retenus par le client.

OBS

technique d'étranglement carotidien : terme à éviter, car «étranglement» est plutôt l'équivalent de «choke».

Spanish

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Record 10 2021-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

A CPAP machine provides breathing assistance to patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome by keeping the airway open during the night by gently providing a constant stream of air through a mask, which the person wears while asleep.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Aparato respiratorio
CONT

El tratamiento más habitual para el ronquido y el SAHS (síndrome de apneas e hipopneas del sueño), hasta hace poco tiempo, era el aparato de presión positiva continua en las vías respiratorias (CPAP), dotado de una mascarilla nasal (o también bucal) que insufla aire durante las horas de sueño.

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Record 11 2021-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) is a type of positive airway pressure, where the air flow is introduced into the airways to maintain a continuous pressure to constantly stent the airways open, in people who are breathing spontaneously.

PHR

CPAP machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

Chez l'adulte, le traitement [de l'apnée obstructive du sommeil] couramment utilisé est la ventilation en pression positive continue, plus connue sous le sigle CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure). Elle se fait à l'aide d'un appareil qui exerce une poussée continue d'air dans les voies respiratoires afin de les maintenir ouvertes, sans apport supplémentaire d'oxygène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Aparato respiratorio
CONT

La ventilación mediante presión positiva continua en la vía aérea (CPAP, en sus siglas en inglés) es un sistema no invasivo que ha disminuído la morbilidad respiratoria y la necesidad de empleo de una terapéutica ventilatoria más agresiva.

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Record 12 2013-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

When face mask ventilation is inadequate to provide necessary sufficient airway support, or when long term positive pressure is required, an endotracheal tube(ETT) should be placed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

Support ventilatoire : Il permet de compenser la défaillance des muscles respiratoires, de réduire le travail respiratoire et de corriger l'hypoventilation alvéolaire.

Spanish

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Record 13 2012-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Organ blood flow during high-frequency ventilation at low and high airway pressure in dogs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 14 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

An inspiratory sinking-in of soft tissues in relation to the cartilaginous and bony thorax, especially when airway obstruction is severe and produced by differences in pressure existing at any moment between the intrapleural space(intrathoracic) and that outside the thorax(atmospheric).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Dépression observée en cas d'obstacle à la pénétration de l'air dans les poumons.

OBS

[Le] tirage [est dit] intercostal : muscle attiré à l'intérieur du thorax, dépression forte dans le thorax, signe de détresses respiratoires, sus-sternal [ou] sus-claviculaire : en arrière de la clavicule. Les insuffisants respiratoires doivent générer des pressions plus importantes pour respirer normalement, ce qui crée des dépressions.

Spanish

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Record 15 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
OBS

Voir source pour contexte.

Spanish

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Record 16 2008-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A device for maintaining a patent airway without tracheal intubation, consisting of a tube connected to an oval inflatable cuff that seals the larynx.

OBS

[The] laryngeal mask airway(LMA) is a cuff device that provides sufficient seal to allow for positive pressure ventilation to be delivered. It is particularly useful in maintaining an airway in anesthetized patients when endotracheal intubation is not desired or during emergency situations in which mask ventilation is not possible or intubation and/or ventilation fails. An LMA is a wide bore tube, with a connector at its proximal end(that can be connected to a breathing circuit) and with an elliptical cuff at its distal end. When inflated, the elliptical cuff forms a low pressure seal around the entrance into the larynx.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

Le masque laryngé (ML) est un dispositif qui permet le contrôle des voies aériennes. [...] il est fréquent d'utiliser le masque laryngé pour des chirurgies nécessitant des anesthésies profondes, imposant de ventiler le patient. Les modalités de la ventilation en pression positive sur masque laryngé ne sont pas encore bien définies, surtout chez l'enfant. [...] De nombreuses études ont montré que le ML pouvait être utilisé comme [solution de remplacement] à l'intubation trachéale sous certaines conditions.

OBS

Le masque laryngé est un matériel destiné à la ventilation de patients en anesthésie. Son indication comprend les interventions de courte durée (moins de 2 heures) sans modification de la position opératoire et autorisant un accès immédiat à la tête afin de réaliser une intubation classique si le besoin s’en faisait sentir. Le patient doit être à jeun et ne présenter aucun risque d’inhalation. Le ML est contre-indiqué chez les patients à risque de régurgitation ou d'inhalation, que la cause en soit chirurgicale ou médicale. [...] Ce dispositif ne permet pas d’isoler les voies aériennes des voies digestives. Le risque majeur est donc l’inhalation du contenu gastrique (syndrome de Mendelson).

Spanish

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Record 17 1999-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

We conclude that capillary perfusion begins when intracapillary pressure just exceeds alveolar pressure, but that further increases in capillary pressure recruit capillaries depending on tension in the alveolar wall, whether imposed by positive airway pressure or by gravity when the lung is suspended in an intact thorax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
CONT

La pression intra-capillaire est marquée en positif car elle tend à pousser les liquides du capillaire vers l'interstitium.

Spanish

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Record 18 1998-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
DEF

The pressure in the airway of a lung or in a mechanical ventilator relative to the ambient pressure, in any phase of the respiratory cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
DEF

Pression mesurée en un point donné des voies aériennes du malade. L'endroit et les conditions dans lesquelles les mesures sont effectuées, devraient être précisés. La pression doit être exprimée en terme de pression relative avec comme unité le pascal (unité SI), ou le millibar [...]

OBS

Extrait de la norme NF-S90-100 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 19 1992-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

The use of artificial ventilator with the introduction of ventilator techniques designed to prevent lung collapse(so called positive airway pressure).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

Autres modes de ventilation artificielle - [...] Modes spontanés avec pression positive expiratoire (CPAP: Constant Positive Airway Pressure; EPAP : Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure)

Spanish

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Record 20 1981-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Mine Ventilation, Heating and Lighting
CONT

Mine roadways offer resistance to air flow due mainly by surface drag between air and roadway sides(...) Energy losses are directly proportional to the cube of the air quantity flowing. A simpler pressure difference relationship is used which is derived from basic fluid flow principles and which can be related to Atkinson's equation. In this case P=RQ [squared] where P is the frictional pressure difference across a length of roadway in pascals : R is the roadway resistance in Gauls(...) ;and Q the air-flow rate in [cub metre]/s. Roadway resistances are expressed in Gauls per 100 m of airway(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Ventilation, chauffage et éclairage des mines
OBS

Selon ce qu'en dit M. Favre Bulle, directeur de la revue "Industrie minérale", le Gaul est, dans le nouveau système international, l'unité de mesure de la résistance d'une galerie d'aérage, d'après la formule h = rxq au carré, où h représente la différence de charge (en pascals); r, la résistance (en Gauls), et q le débit (en mètres cubes/seconde). L'ancien système d'unités français utilisait le "murgue", un kilomurgue valant 9,81 Gauls.

OBS

Le terme Gaul ne se retrouve dans aucune des sources françaises consultées.

Spanish

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