Exsufflation

Exsufflation

Exsufflation is a strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs. Airway secretions can be cleared with manual and mechanical exsufflation. Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation devices (also known as In-Exsufflator, Cofflator, and cough machine) alternate positive and negative airway pressure to stimulate cough. It is typically used in patients with neuromuscular disorders and sleep apnea. [http://www.aetna.com/cpb/data/CPBA0067.html]

After certain surgical procedures, the gases (such as carbon dioxide) used to expand body cavities are mechanically or manually exsufflated.

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  • exsufflation — [ɛksyflɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. Déb. XVIIe; exsufflacion, XVIe; rare av. 1891, Huysmans; bas lat. exsufflatio, de exsufflare, de ex, et sufflare. → Souffler. ❖ ♦ Didactique. 1 (XVIe). Action de chasser en soufflant. || Exorcisme par exsufflation …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Exsufflation — Ex suf*fla tion, n. [Cf. LL. exsufflatio.] 1. A blast from beneath. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccles.) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 3. (Physiol.) A strongly forced expiration of air from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exsufflation — ˌeksəˈflāshən noun Etymology: Late Latin exsufflation , exsufflatio, from exsufflatus (past participle of exsufflare to blow away, from Latin ex ex (I) + sufflare to inflate, blow upon) + Latin ion , io ion more at sufflate 1. : the action of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • exsufflation — n. the forcible removal of secretions from the air passages by some form of suction apparatus. * * * ex·suf·fla·tion (ek″sə flaґshən) [ex + L. sufflatio a blowing up] the act of removing the air from a cavity by artificial or… …   Medical dictionary

  • exsufflation — (èk su ffla sion) s. f. Action de chasser en soufflant. •   Dès son commencement, elle [l Église] a montré par ses exorcismes et par ses exsufflations, qu elle connaissait le péché originel dans les petits enfants, BOSSUET Var. 1re instr. past. § …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • exsufflation — ex·suf·fla·tion …   English syllables

  • exsufflation — n. the forcible removal of secretions from the air passages by some form of suction apparatus …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Экссуфляция (Exsufflation) — принудительное удаление секрета из дыхательных путей с помощью специального отсоса.ЭКСТАЗ (ecstasy) чувство крайнего благополучия и полного блаженства. Данный термин применяется особенно для описания состояний транса, доминирующих у глубоко… …   Медицинские термины

  • ЭКССУФЛЯЦИЯ — (exsufflation) принудительное удаление секрета из дыхательных путей с помощью специального отсоса …   Толковый словарь по медицине

  • Insufflation — (Latin insufflatio blowing on or into ) is the practice of inhaling substances into a body cavity. Insufflation has limited medical use, but is a common route of administration with many respiratory drugs used to treat conditions in the lungs… …   Wikipedia

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