Respiratory Therapy Glossary

The administration of medications in particulate form through inhalation, requiring specific techniques and devices to e...

A mechanical ventilation mode where the ventilator delivers a preset tidal volume for every patient-triggered or machine...

Manual ventilation technique using a self-inflating bag and face mask to deliver positive pressure breaths during emerge...

Ventilation of lung areas where no gas exchange occurs, including anatomical and physiological dead space.

The total volume of air inhaled and exhaled per minute, calculated as tidal volume multiplied by respiratory rate.

A ventilation mode that uses the electrical activity of the diaphragm to trigger and control mechanical breaths, providi...

A lung-protective strategy allowing elevated CO2 levels to avoid ventilator-induced lung injury from high pressures or v...

A spontaneous breathing mode where the ventilator provides a preset pressure boost to assist patient-initiated breaths.

A ventilation technique using sustained high airway pressures to reopen collapsed alveoli and improve oxygenation.

Ventilator mode that delivers mandatory breaths synchronized with patient's inspiratory efforts while allowing spontaneo...

A set of evidence-based interventions implemented together to prevent ventilator-associated complications in mechanicall...

Mismatch between patient respiratory effort and ventilator-delivered breaths, resulting in ineffective or uncomfortable...

Real-time waveform displays on mechanical ventilators showing pressure, flow, and volume patterns to assess patient-vent...

The gradual process of reducing mechanical ventilatory support to restore spontaneous breathing in ventilator-dependent...

Nosocomial pneumonia occurring in mechanically ventilated patients 48 hours or more after intubation.