atelectasis

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• Monitoring indicators • Intubation (for intractable respiratory failure, demonstrable aspiration, or high risk for aspiration plus respiratory compromise) • Specific tests of pulmonary mechanics and ventilation • Clearing the airway of secretions • Diaphragm fluoroscopy • Reexpansion of the affected lung tissue following successful treatment (required for atelectasis or pneumonia) 2.

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  1. noun Total or partial collapse of the lung.
  2. noun A congenital condition characterized by the incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth.

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  • Slide 26: Operative Morbidity and Mortality • Other complications include gastric perforation, gastric bleeding, slipped Nissen fundoplication, small bowel obstruction and atelectasis. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Oxygen is usually administered to treat hypoxemia (decreased oxygen levels in blood) caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, pneumonia, atelectasis (lung collapse), lung cancer, and pulmonary emboli; cardiovascular disorders such as myocardial infarction, dysrhythmias, angina pectoris, and cardiogenic shock; central nervous system disorders such as overdose of opioids, head injury, and sleep apnea. ..... —  SurvivalBlog.com
  • Prevention and treatment of atelectasis and pneumonia. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • • Monitoring indicators • Intubation (for intractable respiratory failure, demonstrable aspiration, or high risk for aspiration plus respiratory compromise) • Specific tests of pulmonary mechanics and ventilation • Clearing the airway of secretions • Diaphragm fluoroscopy • Reexpansion of the affected lung tissue following successful treatment (required for atelectasis or pneumonia) 2. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Obstructive foreign bodies cause atelectasis, drowned lung, and eventually pulmonary abscess. —  Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
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  1. New Latin : Greek atelēs, incomplete (a-, not; see a-1 + telos, end; see telo-) + Greek ektasis, stretching out (from ekteinein, to stretch out : ek-, out; see ecto- + teinein, to stretch; see epitasis).

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ἀτελής, incomplete, + ἔκτασις, extension, from ἔκτείνειν, extend, from εκ, ἐξ, out, + τείνειν, stretch, = Latin extendere: see extend.
 

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/ætɛˈlɛktəsɪs/
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