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Medical Terms Used in Acute Care

 
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Mechanical Ventilation

A method of controlled assisted ventilation to assist critically ill patients breathe when they are unable to breath sufficiently on their own. A machine called a ventilator or respirator, which cycles automatically to inhale and exhale for the patient, is connected to an endotracheal tube.

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