CMS has released a final national coverage determination (NCD) for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the home for the treatment of chronic respiratory failure consequent ...

You may develop low diastolic blood pressure due to certain medications or aging. You can also have low diastolic blood pressure if you have low blood pressure overall. The medical term for low ...

Ventilation mode selection was guided by anesthesiologists ... Primary outcomes included PaO₂, PaCO₂, peak airway pressure (Ppeak), mean airway pressure (Pmean), plateau pressure (Pplat), and dynamic ...

Conclusion: Any pneumothorax may become a dangerous tension pneumothorax with the application of positive pressure ventilation. Limited access to the chest during anaesthesia may compromise the ...

ETT indicates endotracheal tube; IMV, intermittent mandatory ventilation; MV, mechanical ventilation; NI-PPV, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; SBT, spontaneous breathing test; and VAP, ...

Too much respiratory effort can injure both the lung and the diaphragm, whereas too much ventilator support with unduly high ...

Which patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease benefit from noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation? A systematic review of the literature. Ann Intern Med 2003 ...

bMonash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia cNewborn Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia dClinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research ...

There are few data available to inform the choice between volume and pressure ventilators. The aim of this study was to compare pressure and volume targeted ventilation in terms of diurnal arterial ...

Complex respiratory events, which may have a detrimental effect on both quality of sleep and control of nocturnal hypoventilation, occur during sleep in patients treated with non-invasive ventilation ...

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A new study suggests that consistently eating potassium-rich foods, including bananas, may lower blood pressure. “Sodium increases blood pressure, and potassium intake decreases blood pressure,” ...