chest drainage

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• Chest tube — Intervention The free end of the Chest Drainage Device is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest. This allows the air or fluid to escape from the pleural space, and prevents anything returning to the chest …   Wikipedia

• Chest physiotherapy — (CPT) is a broad, non specific term used to describe treatments generally performed by physiotherapists (in Canada) and respiratory therapists whereby breathing is improved by the indirect removal of mucus from the breathing passages of a patient …   Wikipedia

• drainage — Continuous withdrawal of fluids from a wound or other cavity. capillary d. d. by means of a wick of gauze or other material. closed d. d. of a body cavity via a water or air tight system. Cf.:sump drain. dependent d. d. from the lowest part and… …   Medical dictionary

• chest tube — a tube inserted into the thoracic cavity for the purpose of removing air or fluid, or both; it is attached to a closed drainage system so that normal pressures within the alveoli and the pleural cavity can be restored. These pressures are… …   Medical dictionary

• Postural drainage — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.99 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• postural drainage — n drainage of the lungs by placing the patient in an inverted position so that fluids are drawn by gravity toward the trachea * * * removal of secretions in bronchiectasis and lung abscess by positioning the patient so that gravity helps to drain …   Medical dictionary

• Water on the chest — Water Wa ter (w[add] t[ e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. y dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pleurisy — Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one covering the lung and the other covering the inner wall of the chest. These two layers are lubricated by pleural fluid. Pleurisy is frequently… …   Medical dictionary

• Henry Heimlich — Dr. Henry J. Heimlich Born Henry Judah Heimlich February 3, 1920 (1920 02 03) (age 91) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Education M.D., Cornell University Years active …   Wikipedia

• Paramedics in Canada — In Canada the scope of practice of Paramedics is described by the National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP) for Paramedics [cite web|title=National Occupational Competency Profile| url=http://www.paramedic.ca/Content.aspx?ContentID=4… …   Wikipedia

• Heimlich valve — a small one way valve used for chest drainage, emptying into a flexible collection device; the valve prevents return of gases or fluids into the pleural cavity. The Heimlich valve is less than 13 cm (5 inches) long and facilitates patient… …   Medical dictionary