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Differences Between a CPAP Machine & an Oxygen Concentrator
In a sense, oxygen concentrators and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices do the same thing: they keep a patient's blood oxygen levels within acceptable limits. But the similarity ends...
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Factors Affecting Oxygen Saturation
Oxygen saturation is the body's ability, or more specifically the ability of the hemoglobin on the red blood cells, to carry oxygen. Your oxygen level can be measured with a device called a pulse...
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What Are the Causes of Ventilation Perfusion Mismatch?
Throughout the lung, hundreds of millions of microscopic structures, known as alveoli, create the functional link between the circulation and the atmosphere. Within these specialized gas exchange...
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How to Clear Your Throat at Night
It's difficult to sleep at night if you have mucus clogging your breathing passages and making it difficult to breathe. The best way to get a good night's sleep and circumnavigate any needless waking...
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Aspiration Precautions & Signs
Aspiration occurs when a foreign object is sucked down a person's windpipe, causing the person trouble breathing. Food and liquid, when they enter a person's respiratory system, can sometimes pass the...
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Oxygen-assisted breathing is a great aid when necessary, but it can be a burden to remain on oxygen for too long. Lugging around an oxygen tank is a hassle and, if your insurance does not cover it,...
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Reasons for Flaring Nostrils
Nasal flaring, which occurs when the opening of someone's nose enlarges, is a sign that someone is expending increased effort to breathe or is having difficulty breathing. Although it often occurs as a...
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How to Use a Venturi Mask
Supplemental oxygen is an important aspect of supportive care, both in the hospital and at home. A Venturi mask -- also known as an air-entrainment mask -- is a medical oxygen delivery mask that...
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What Causes Double Breathing After Crying?
Double breathing after crying is a symptom of acute hyperventilation. Hyperventilation is a common side effect of crying, panic attacks or episodes of emotional stress. While double breathing after...
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Tips for a Healthy Respiratory System
It's easy to take a healthy respiratory system for granted since breathing happens almost automatically. However, even a slight decrease in lung function can cause disorder throughout the rest of the...
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What Are the Causes of Bilateral Pleural Thickening?
The pleural cavity, in humans, refers to the body cavity that surrounds the lungs. This cavity is composed of a bi-layered membrane termed pleura. Bilateral pleural thickening refers to thickening of...
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COPD & Social Security Disability
Social Security's disability insurance will pay a monthly benefit if you suffer from a chronic illness that prevents you from finding or keeping gainful employment. You pay for the insurance with your...
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What Are the Parts of a Spirometer?
A spirometer is a medical tool used to measure the amount of air a person pushes out of their lungs while exhaling. It can be used both as a diagnostic tool and as a mode of treatment to improve the...
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How to Raise Your Blood Oxygen Level
Oxygen is a gas necessary to support human life. The human body uses oxygen as a source of energy. "Blood oxygen level" and "oxygen saturation" are terms used interchangeably to describe the...
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Causes of Coughing After Eating or Drinking
At some point or another, most people have experienced an episode of coughing following a meal or having a drink. While the rare or occasional coughing fit may be uncomfortable or even embarrassing, it...
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How to Keep an Oxygen Line From Tangling
Supplemental oxygen is often required following an illness or chronic disease. It is stored in a tank and delivered into the nose through cannula -- small tubes that fit in each nostril. Tubing...
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How to Write an ABG
Doctors use an arterial blood gas (ABG) test to determine a patient's ability to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. The ABG test results indicate the pH, partial pressure of carbon dioxide and...
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Foods That Affect Mucus Production
Excess mucus can make respiratory conditions even worse and can also be a burden to those that are healthy but have come down with something causing extra phlegm and congestion. Knowing what foods to...
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How to Calculate Oxygen Tank Duration
Oxygen tanks support individuals with respiratory disorders or individuals who need continuous oxygen as a result of a temporary illness or accident. Each tank carries a finite amount of oxygen. For...
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Ventilator Settings & Alarms
General guidelines for selecting individual ventilator settings are initially determined by the attending physician or a respiratory therapist if ventilator protocols are in place. These parameters are...
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