Short for Pulse Oximeter.
A PO is a device used to monitor the oxygen in a patient's blood. It shines light through a patient's finger, toe, nose, earlobe, or the patient's forhead, and another sensor on the other side of the light wave measures how the light is being absorbed.
A PO is a device used to monitor the oxygen in a patient's blood. It shines light through a patient's finger, toe, nose, earlobe, or the patient's forhead, and another sensor on the other side of the light wave measures how the light is being absorbed.
1. He's on a PO machine, and they are going to have to put hom on the ventilator, because his oxygen is 85 so he is having another set of desat episodes.
by 1992peter March 27, 2010
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Get the UTL mug.Short for Mechanical Ventilator.
A MV or mechanical ventilator is a device that assists with breathing as by a mask over the patient's mouth, and nose, or more commonly by a breathing tube also known as an ET or Endotracheal tube placed into the patient's airway or trachea.
A MV or mechanical ventilator is a device that assists with breathing as by a mask over the patient's mouth, and nose, or more commonly by a breathing tube also known as an ET or Endotracheal tube placed into the patient's airway or trachea.
1. He was on an MV for five years before they got him on a CPAP machine, and just weaned him off like THAT.
2. Are you serious?
3. Yes!!!!!!
4. Wow.
2. Are you serious?
3. Yes!!!!!!
4. Wow.
by 1992peter March 26, 2010
Get the MV mug.Fred Figglehorn. This weird guy on youtube, with a high voice, and with no life. His name is Lucas, and he's an acter. He's number 1 on youtube. Well he was until Smosh took over. Or maybe that was niggahigga.
by 1992peter February 14, 2010
Get the FF mug.IPV is short for Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation which is a breathing treatment used to help remove secretions.
It can be administered by a mouthpiece, mask, or endotracheal/tracheostomy tube.
A fine aerosol of medication is breathed in, and another part of the medication is percussed into the patient's lungs, so that he can clear them by the cough assist machine, coughing up secretions, and/or suctioning.
It can be administered by a mouthpiece, mask, or endotracheal/tracheostomy tube.
A fine aerosol of medication is breathed in, and another part of the medication is percussed into the patient's lungs, so that he can clear them by the cough assist machine, coughing up secretions, and/or suctioning.
by 1992peter March 27, 2010
Get the IPV mug.Cough Assist. A device used for people who hafe an ineffective cough from a disease such as SMA, MD, DMD, Tay-Sachs, Sandhoff, or some other neuromuscular disorder like that.
1. I have a CA machine, and its almost time to use it.
2. Will you use the suction machine when you use it?
3. No. I'm trying to use that only when I need it now.
4. I can cough a lot better, but just need a bit of help, and sometimes if I'm having trouble with my lungs, I suction while I'm using the cough assist, but I'm doing it A LOT less than I use to need to.
5. THAT IS GREAT.
6. I know.
7. I hated having to stick that tube down into my throat all the time.
8. I hated watching you do it. I felt bad for you.
9. awwwwww, Thank you
2. Will you use the suction machine when you use it?
3. No. I'm trying to use that only when I need it now.
4. I can cough a lot better, but just need a bit of help, and sometimes if I'm having trouble with my lungs, I suction while I'm using the cough assist, but I'm doing it A LOT less than I use to need to.
5. THAT IS GREAT.
6. I know.
7. I hated having to stick that tube down into my throat all the time.
8. I hated watching you do it. I felt bad for you.
9. awwwwww, Thank you
by 1992peter February 14, 2010
Get the CA mug.The Ohmeda TruSat is a pulse oximeter that was invented in 2005. It is one of the world's smallest bedside monitors that is a lot smaller than most of the bedside pulse oximeters out on the market today. It has two buttons, one for the on/off button, one to silence the alarm, and a green wheel, that can be pressed in, and/or turned to select settings!!
Features include:
1. Easy to see numeric display.
2. alarm limits visible at all times.
3. 48 hour TREND DATA.
4. Pir or Perfusion index measurements.
5. Alarms audio and visual alarms sound when something is out of a set limit.
6. Optional backlight.
7. Waighs less than half the waight of a regular bedside pulse oximeter.
Features include:
1. Easy to see numeric display.
2. alarm limits visible at all times.
3. 48 hour TREND DATA.
4. Pir or Perfusion index measurements.
5. Alarms audio and visual alarms sound when something is out of a set limit.
6. Optional backlight.
7. Waighs less than half the waight of a regular bedside pulse oximeter.
1. He has the Ohmeda TruSat and he uses it all the time.
2. Does he like the audio pulse?
3. YES.
4. Does the monitor have alarms?
5. Yes.
6. All Right.
2. Does he like the audio pulse?
3. YES.
4. Does the monitor have alarms?
5. Yes.
6. All Right.
by 1992peter February 14, 2010
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