Respiratory gas

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

blood gas

Broader Terms

respiratory function

Narrower Terms

breath composition, carbon dioxide, respiratory gas level, respiratory gas transport, respiratory oxygen

Related Terms

blood chemistry

Scope Note

oxygen or carbon dioxide involved in the respiratory process.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• While respiratory gas is flowing, water is sucked out of the heated thermoflow cylinder and nebulised according to the Venturi-Bernoulli principle.
• A single breathing tube is used in which the respiratory gas is introduced near the patient's airway while a jet in a more distal part of the tube drives the respiratory gas into the patient's lungs.
• The respiratory gas is exhausted from the casing 11 axially through an exhaust port 19.
• The flow of respiratory gas is measured using various different techniques as for example by a pneumotachograph or by means of anemometry at a respiratory tube or in a respirator.
• 18) Subject matter wherein respiratory gas is supplied from an expandable bag, bellows, or squeeze bulb.

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