Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device
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A flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD), also referred to as a manually-triggered ventilation device (MTV), is used to assist ventilation in apneic
or hypoventilating
patients, although these devices can also be used to provide supplemental oxygen
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Apnea
Apnea, apnoea, or apnœa is a term for suspension of external breathing. During apnea there is no movement of the muscles of respiration and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged...
or hypoventilating
Hypoventilation
In medicine, hypoventilation occurs when ventilation is inadequate to perform needed gas exchange...
patients, although these devices can also be used to provide supplemental oxygen
Oxygen therapy
Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention, which can be for a variety of purposes in both chronic and acute patient care...
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