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HFV

High Frequency Ventilation.
HFV is a special kind of ventilation used for fragile lungs. It ventilates the lungs at a high frequency. For example, the HFOV, (High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator), ventilates lungs from rates of 300 to 1200 breaths per minute, or BPM.
1. I don't think his lungs are going to hold.
2. I don't either.
3. Get him on HFV.
4. HFOV, or HFJV?
5. HFOV.
6. All right.
by 1992peter February 14, 2010
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TS

TS is short for Tay-Sachs.
1. Does he have TS?
2. No, but he does have Sandhoff disease which is a lot worse than TS, because it kills by age 1 usually.
by 1992peter March 26, 2010
mugGet the TSmug.

UTL

I'm UTL.
All right. WAIT, I SEE HIM. He's standing behind the bushes.
by 1992peter February 14, 2010
mugGet the UTLmug.

NICU

NICU is short for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Its where they place sick and/or premature newborns so that they can be monitored, and if necessary, cared for by nurses and Drs. and also therapists.
1. He was placed in the NICU after being born at 18 weeks, and was on a ventilator until he got to be about to his due date at which time he was given a tracheostomy.
2. awwwwww, does he have any lung function?
3. No. He can't see, hear, move, and pp0retty much lies there doing absolutely nothing.
by 1992peter March 27, 2010
mugGet the NICUmug.

SP

Stomach Pump. SP

1. SP is short for Stomach Pump. Its performed in poisoning situations, and/or to remove blood from the stomath.
1. I had a SP after I took that tunug medicine.
2. Did they use charcoal?
3. Yes.
4. The mattress boy saw them put the tube down, and heard me screaming before he told me to get on the mattress.
5. Did they use a machine, or just gravity to pump your stomach?
6. They used gravity, and a machine.
by 1992peter February 14, 2010
mugGet the SPmug.

FF

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.
1. I unsubscribed to FF!
2. He's very annoying.
3. I know.
by 1992peter February 14, 2010
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MV

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.
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.
by 1992peter March 26, 2010
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