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How to Adjust the Pressure on the ResMed S8 Compact CPAP
CPAP (Continuous positive airway pressure) is a treatment method for respiratory disorders such as sleep apnea. During sleep the airways collapse, resulting in shallow breathing or short pauses. The...
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How to Calculate Oxygen Amount According to Liter Flow
If you have breathing problems, supplemental oxygen is an important part of your medical plan. Whether you are on oxygen temporarily or everyday, how much oxygen you get is vital to your well-being....
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Can You Become Addicted to Oxygen Use?
Some medical conditions require patients to receive medical oxygen rather than relying on the amount of oxygen received by breathing regular air. Like most other medical treatments, the use of oxygen...
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What Is a Proper Oxygen Level?
Oxygen levels are important in assessing a person's health and overall well-being. If a person's oxygen level is too low it can significantly affect their health. Body organs, mental status and...
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What Does PEEP Do in Ventilation?
In respiratory arrest or respiratory failure a person no longer can breathe on their own, requiring mechanical ventilation for temporary support. Numerous ventilator modes have been implemented over...
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What Is Mild Hyperinflation?
The term "hyperinflation" can refer to either money, when inflation rises uncontrollably, or to a medical condition of the lungs when they are abnormally expanded. However, "mild hyperinflation" can...
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How to Avoid a Scratchy Throat in the Morning
Allergies, viruses, infections, dehydration and sinus problems can all cause a scratchy throat in the morning. If you frequently wake up with a painful, dry-feeling throat, there are some steps you can...
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How to Calculate the Results From a Spirometer Lab
Spirometry, the measurement of volumes of air moving into and out of the respiratory system, helps doctors detect and treat respiratory diseases. A spirometer contains a mouthpiece attached to a volume...
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How to Decongest Using a Bowl of Hot Water
Congestion, whether seasonal, situational or due to a medical condition can cause you to feel under the weather. Clearing a stuffy head, blocked sinuses or even just simple upper respiratory congestion...
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Capoeira Lunges
African slaves in Brazil developed a system of fighting techniques that could be disguised as dance. The resulting art form -- capoeira -- is mesmerizing to watch and challenging to perform. The basic...
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Lunge Vs. Stepup
Lunges and stepups are similar exercises that target most of the same muscles. The basic lunge and stepup can each be performed as a body-weight exercise, but you can also add weights to either...
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Can Exercise Repair Your Lungs Faster When You Stop Smoking?
Smoking can contribute to a vast array of health issues including circulatory disorders, stroke, heart attack and emphysema. However, in an article in the 2006 journal "Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
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How to Calculate Minute Volume
Minute volume is the volume of air that a person inhales and exhales in 1 minute. This calculation is used by physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists to help determine a person's overall...
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How to Listen to Lung Sounds
Auscultation refers to the process of listening to the sounds inside the body, including the lungs, to diagnose problems. Using a stethoscope, a doctor can listen to bronchial and vesicular breathing....
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Foods That Cause Mucus Build-up
Mucus build-up plagues people during a post-nasal drip, cold or flu, sinusitis, tonsillitis, strep throat, catarrh, laryngitis, chicken pox, measles, mononucleosis, whooping cough or croup. Allergies...
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How to Use Medrol for Chronic Bronchitis
Methylprednisolone is a corticosteroid medication sold under the brand name Medrol in the United States and Canada. Medrol is commonly prescribed to treat inflammatory conditions such as asthma, immune...
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How to Stop a Throat From Closing Up Due to Swelling
Generally, a swollen throat is a sign of a cold, influenza or other infections caused by bacteria or viruses such as mononucleosis. Food allergies can trigger swelling as can outside irritants such as...
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How to Wean Out of a Medically Induced Coma
Weaning a patient from barbiturate-induced coma is a very complex medical procedure. An induced coma acts to protect the brain from further stress and damage caused by major neurosurgery or from status...
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How to Repair Lungs From Smoking
Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your lungs, so congratulations on taking that first step. After three months of not smoking, your lung capacity can increase by 30 percent, and within...
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What Is it That Wakes You Up With a Feeling That You Can't Breathe?
There are many factors that can affect breathing and create shortness of breath. Stress and anxiety can be responsible for shallow breathing; cardiovascular disease, respiratory obstructions and lung...
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