Respiratory Surgical Procedures

Inhaled mediciation suspended in a mist

• antibiotic

• aerosol therapy

• CPR

• CPAP

Emergency procedure for someone without a pulse and is not breathing

• CPR

• CPAP

• heimlich maneuver

• oxygen therapy

Using a maching that delivers air pressure to keep the airway open. Used for sleep apnea

• oxygen therapy

• ventilator

• CPAP

• CPR

Insertion of a breathing tube into the trachea to maintain an airway

• CPR

• endotracheal intubation

• thoracentesis

• heimlich maneuver

Emergency lifesaving technique to help someone with an obstructed airway

• ET intubation

• thoracentesis

• heimlich maneuver

• CPAP

Concentration of oxygen added to increase blood oxygen levels

• ET intubation

• oxygen therapy

• CPAP

• aerosol therapy

Surgical puncture into the chest wall to aspirate fluid

• ventilator

• thoracostomy

• thoracentesis

• tracheostomy

Surgical creation of an opening in the chest to drain air or fluid - chest tube

• thoracostomy

• thoracentesis

• tracheostomy

• postural drainage

Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea to allow a patient to breathe easier

• tracheostomy

• thoracostomy

• thoracic surgery

• thoracentesis

Machine that delivers artifical ventilation for patients who are unable to breathe on their own effectively

• thoracostomy

• ventilator

• postural drainage

• CPR