Look up ventilation or ventilate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ventilation may refer to: Ventilation (physiology), the movement of air between the... 974 bytes (159 words) - 15:11, 30 January 2024 |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an... 56 KB (6,694 words) - 14:15, 25 April 2024 |
ventilation or assisted ventilation is the medical term for using a machine called a ventilator to fully or partially provide artificial ventilation.... 47 KB (5,590 words) - 10:40, 14 March 2024 |
Artificial ventilation or respiration is when a machine assists in a metabolic process to exchange gases in the body by pulmonary ventilation, external... 19 KB (1,982 words) - 20:10, 31 March 2024 |
A crankcase ventilation system (CVS) removes unwanted gases from the crankcase of an internal combustion engine. The system usually consists of a tube... 17 KB (2,378 words) - 01:43, 10 February 2024 |
Modes of mechanical ventilation are one of the most important aspects of the usage of mechanical ventilation. The mode refers to the method of inspiratory... 41 KB (5,505 words) - 16:13, 24 March 2024 |
Minute ventilation (or respiratory minute volume or minute volume) is the volume of gas inhaled (inhaled minute volume) or exhaled (exhaled minute volume)... 5 KB (567 words) - 22:26, 3 December 2023 |
Cross ventilation is a natural phenomenon where wind, fresh air or a breeze enters upon an opening, such as a window, and flows directly through the space... 13 KB (1,705 words) - 21:54, 4 April 2024 |
Bag valve mask (redirect from Ventilation Balloon) bag", is a hand-held device commonly used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing or not breathing adequately. The device... 33 KB (4,478 words) - 04:46, 18 March 2024 |
In the respiratory system, ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) mismatch refers to the pathological discrepancy between ventilation (V) and perfusion (Q) resulting... 7 KB (927 words) - 14:28, 18 December 2023 |
Iron lung (redirect from Biphasic cuirass ventilation) flow in and out of the lungs. The concept of external negative pressure ventilation was introduced by John Mayow in 1670. The first widely used device was... 49 KB (4,727 words) - 12:52, 5 April 2024 |
Tidal volume (redirect from Tidal ventilation) mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate ventilation without causing trauma to the lungs. Tidal volume is measured in milliliters and ventilation volumes... 5 KB (533 words) - 21:42, 12 December 2023 |
recovery ventilation (HRV), also known as mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR) or energy recovery ventilation (ERV), is a ventilation system that... 35 KB (5,168 words) - 10:06, 3 April 2024 |
respiratory physiology, the ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q ratio) is a ratio used to assess the efficiency and adequacy of the ventilation-perfusion coupling... 9 KB (1,180 words) - 19:32, 10 December 2023 |
Breathing (redirect from Ventilation (physiology)) Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the rhythmical process of moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment... 42 KB (4,869 words) - 14:41, 26 April 2024 |
Liquid breathing (redirect from Liquid ventilation) appropriate PFC for a specific biomedical application, such as liquid ventilation, drug delivery or blood substitutes. The physical properties of PFC liquids... 52 KB (5,902 words) - 08:55, 22 April 2024 |
Ventilation shutdown (VSD) is a means to kill livestock by suffocation and heat stroke in which airways to the building in which the livestock are kept... 7 KB (752 words) - 01:04, 28 March 2024 |
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (redirect from Expired air ventilation) Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, a form of artificial ventilation, is the act of assisting or stimulating respiration in which a rescuer presses their mouth... 13 KB (1,548 words) - 10:16, 6 February 2024 |
Collateral ventilation is a back-up system of alveolar ventilation that can bypass the normal route of airflow when airways are restricted or obstructed... 11 KB (1,244 words) - 17:31, 8 March 2024 |
A ventilation/perfusion lung scan, also called a V/Q lung scan, or ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy, is a type of medical imaging using scintigraphy... 13 KB (1,214 words) - 15:25, 5 February 2024 |
Kitchen ventilation is the branch of ventilation specialising in the treatment of air from kitchens. It addresses the problems of grease, smoke and odours... 3 KB (345 words) - 09:04, 22 March 2024 |
Displacement ventilation (DV) is a room air distribution strategy where conditioned outdoor air is supplied at a low velocity from air supply diffusers... 15 KB (1,560 words) - 07:03, 29 December 2023 |
ALS (section Non-invasive ventilation) seven months). Non-invasive ventilation may result in both improved quality, and length of life. Mechanical ventilation can prolong survival but does... 130 KB (14,009 words) - 11:15, 19 April 2024 |
Underground mine ventilation provides a flow of air to the underground workings of a mine of sufficient volume to dilute and remove dust and noxious gases... 5 KB (676 words) - 09:20, 4 November 2023 |
Air conditioning (section Passive ventilation) a member of a family of systems and techniques that provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). Heat pumps are similar in many ways to... 99 KB (10,006 words) - 20:44, 25 April 2024 |
Continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV) is a mode of mechanical ventilation in which breaths are delivered based on set variables. Still used in the operating... 5 KB (673 words) - 19:21, 28 August 2023 |