Mechanical Ventilation Explained

Mechanical ventilation is a type of therapy that helps you breathe or breathes for you when you can’t breathe on your own. You might be on a ventilator during surgery or if your lungs aren’t working properly. Mechanical ventilation keeps your airways open, delivers oxygen and removes carbon dioxide….

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CPAP & BIPAP Therapy for Children – What you need to know!

“Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most commonly used positive airway pressure (PAP) modality for treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) therapy may be considered in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who do not respond to or tolerate CPAP therapy. BIPAP therapy with a backup rate may augment ventilation in children with hypercapnia due to respiratory insufficiency or abnormal respiratory drive…” …

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Clinical Manifestations of Appendicitis in Children

Appendicitis happens when the inside of the appendix is blocked causing an infection. The blockage may be caused by nose or mouth fluid, called mucus. It can also occur because of stool or parasites. Or the blockage may be caused by a bend or twist in the appendix itself….
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Surgeon in Canada operates on 8-year-old boy’s teddy bear

A Canadian surgeon became the talk of the Internet after he performed an operation without the use of anaesthetic – on his patient’s ripped teddy bear. Dr Daniel McNeely, a

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