Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The absence of gas from all or part of the lung, due to failure of expansion of the alveoli.
- noun A congenital condition characterized by incomplete expansion of the lungs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Imperfect dilatation, especially of the air-cells of the lungs of newly born children.
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- noun medicine The
collapse of a part of or the wholelung caused by inner factors rather than apneumothorax .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Too high a tidal volume or a pressure and we risk various forms of barotrauma and too little of either seems to be associated with atelectasis ,blood shunting and another form of ventilator induced lung damage from forces related to opening and closing of gas exchange units.
Archive 2008-02-01 james gaulte 2008
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Too high a tidal volume or a pressure and we risk various forms of barotrauma and too little of either seems to be associated with atelectasis ,blood shunting and another form of ventilator induced lung damage from forces related to opening and closing of gas exchange units.
Complex trials for complex condition can be ..well complex james gaulte 2008
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With the now commonplace use of low tidal volumes one would expect more micro-atelectasis and it seems reasonable that higher PEEP might be needed to mitigate that tendency.
Complex trials for complex condition can be ..well complex james gaulte 2008
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The thought here is that those patients with more edema might benefit more from higher PEEP.Interestingly, in some patients PEEP seems to cause harmful overdistention without eliminating the atelectasis.
Archive 2008-02-01 james gaulte 2008
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The thought here is that those patients with more edema might benefit more from higher PEEP.Interestingly, in some patients PEEP seems to cause harmful overdistention without eliminating the atelectasis.
Complex trials for complex condition can be ..well complex james gaulte 2008
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With the now commonplace use of low tidal volumes one would expect more micro-atelectasis and it seems reasonable that higher PEEP might be needed to mitigate that tendency.
Archive 2008-02-01 james gaulte 2008
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When a bronchus is completely obstructed by the bulk of the foreign body itself immediate removal is urgently demanded to prevent serious lung changes, resulting from atelectasis and want of drainage.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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An atelectasis here exists; the air imprisoned in the lung is soon absorbed, and secretions rapidly accumulate.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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-- Radiograph showing pathology resulting from complete obstruction of a bronchus with atelectasis and drowned lung resulting.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Obstructive foreign bodies cause atelectasis, drowned lung, and eventually pulmonary abscess.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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