The flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the pulmonary capillaries, then through the pulmonary veins to the left atrium to be sent out to the body through the aorta.
Letter: p
Blockage in the pulmonary artery most commonly clot. Can cause rapid death.
The study of the volume and pressure changes produced in the thorax and lungs by the muscles of breathing; the muscles of ventilation generate the pressures that overcome the natural elasticity, or static properties, of the respiratory system during conditions of zero gas flow.
A complex phospholipid substance in the lung that regulates the amount of surface tension of the fluid lining the alveoli. Exogenous lung surfactant from natural and artificial sources is available for treating patients with respiratory distress syndrome. Premature infants often have insufficient amount of this fluid. SYN: lung surfactant.
A device connected to a digit (finger or toe or ear lobe) which measures the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin passing through the capillaries beneath the device.
Administration method in which formula is infused using an enteral pump, which assures accurate volume delivery.
Itching.
Hemorrhage into the skin, mucous membranes, internal organs, and other tissues; one type is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) (spontaneous bleeding under the skin due to low numbers of platelets; unknown cause, often self-correcting).
Containing or forming pus. SYN suppuration.
A creamy exudata that is the remains of necrosis of the tissues. Its main constituent is an abundance of polymorphonuclearphiles (PMN – aka neutrophils), fluids from this inflammatory response, bacteria and cell debris.