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Chest wall oscillation

Index Chest wall oscillation

Chest wall oscillation is when devices are used for clearing excess mucus from lung airways (bronchi and bronchioles). [1]

15 relations: Bronchiectasis, Bronchiole, Bronchus, Cerebral palsy, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cough, Cystic fibrosis, Hill-Rom, Minnesota, Mucus, Muscular dystrophy, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thixotropy, United States, Warren Warwick.

Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung.

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Bronchiole

The bronchioles or bronchioli are the passageways by which air passes through the nose or mouth to the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs, in which branches no longer contain cartilage or glands in their submucosa.

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Bronchus

A bronchus, is a passage of airway in the respiratory system that conducts air into the lungs.

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Cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow.

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Cough

A cough is a sudden and often repetitively occurring, protective reflex, which helps to clear the large breathing passages from fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.

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Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine.

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Hill-Rom

Hill-Rom, Inc., is a company that makes hospital beds, furniture, other health care equipment, and medical technology systems.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Mucus

Mucus is a slippery aqueous secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes.

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Muscular dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time.

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Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Thixotropy

Thixotropy is a time-dependent shear thinning property.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Warren Warwick

Warren J. Warwick was an American pediatrician, notable for co-inventing a chest wall oscillation device called the Vest Airway Clearance System, or "The Vest", a mechanical vest for clearing the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis.

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ThAIRapy Vest.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest_wall_oscillation

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