Airway (disambiguation)

Airway (disambiguation)

The term airway may refer to the following medical terms:
*Airway, a part of the respiratory system through which air flows
*Nasopharyngeal airway, a tube used in the nasal passageway to secure an open airway
*Oropharyngeal airway, a medical device used in the mouth to maintain a patent (open) airway
*Airway management, the process used during emergency resuscitation to ensure safety of the airway
*Airway obstruction, a respiratory problem caused by increased resistance in the bronchioles

In other fields, it may also refer to:
*Airway (automobile)
*Airway (aviation), an aerial route taken by airplanes
*Airway (band), a musical ensemble based within the Los Angeles Free Music Society


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Peeps (disambiguation) — Peeps are a brand of small marshmallow candies shaped like animals.Peep or peeps may also refer to: * Peeps (novel), a novel by Scott Westerfeld * Peep (album), an album by The Rasmus * Peep and the Big Wide World , a children s television show * …   Wikipedia

  • CPAP (disambiguation) — CPAP may stand for:* Continuous Positive Airway Pressure * The Center for Public Administration and Policy * The Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol Problems * Consecutive primes in arithmetic progression …   Wikipedia

  • Asthma — For other uses, see Asthma (disambiguation). Asthma Classification and external resources Peak flow meters are used to measure one s peak expiratory flow rate ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

  • Double aortic arch — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 33811 MedlinePlus 007316 …   Wikipedia

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation — CPR redirects here. For other uses, see CPR (disambiguation). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Intervention CPR being performed on a mannequin ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

  • Dan Hall — For other people named Daniel Hall, see Daniel Hall (disambiguation). Dan Hall Birth name Daniel James Hall Born 30 June 1978 (1978 06 30) (age 33) Origin London, England …   Wikipedia

  • First aid kit — For other uses, see First aid kit (disambiguation). Large and small first aid kits used by the British Red Cross for event first aid, in the internationally recognised ISO green with a white cross. These kits also feature the red cross which is a …   Wikipedia

  • Coma — For other uses, see Coma (disambiguation). Coma ICD 10 R40.2 ICD 9 780.01 In medicine, a coma (from the Greek κῶμα koma, meaning deep slee …   Wikipedia

  • Epinephrine — Adrenaline and Adrenalin redirect here. For other uses, see Adrenaline (disambiguation). (R) (–) L Epinephrine or (R) (–) L adrenaline …   Wikipedia

  • Osteopontin — Secreted phosphoprotein 1 Rendering based on PDB 3CXD …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”