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Assisted breathing
Any technique that improves respiration. Examples include: the provision of supplemental oxygen; bag-valve-mask ventilation; BiPAP; mechanical ventilation; and mouth-to mouth ventilation.
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Apneustic breathing
The act of inhaling and exhaling air. An abnormal breathing pattern marked by prolonged inspiratory pauses. This is usually associated with brainstem injuries.
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Breath-holding attacks
A benign condition that always has its onset with crying. The young child stops breathing and becomes cyanotic, the limbs become rigid and extended, and consciousness may be lost. This is followed by the body becoming limp, resumption of respirations and, after a few seconds, full alertness. This pattern of behavior usually disappears spontaneously prior…
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Breath actuation
The release by inspiration of a substance to a patient. Breath-actuated inhalers are used in respiratory medicine to increase the probability that a patient will deliver a dose of inhaled medication to the lungs when the airway is open.
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Uremic breath
The “fishy” or ammoniacal breath odor characteristic of individuals with uremia.
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Liver breath
The characteristic odor of the breath that accompanies severe liver disease. It has been described as “mousy.”
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Interrupted breastfeeding
A break in the continuity of the breastfeeding process as a result of inability or inadvisability to put a baby to breast for feeding.
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Ineffective breastfeeding
The state in which a mother, infant, or child experiences dissatisfaction or difficulty with breastfeeding process.
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Effective breastfeeding
The state in which the mother-infant exhibit appropriate proficiency and satisfaction with breastfeeding. Expected outcomes, including maternal nipple trauma and soreness related to breastfeeding, are minimized. Infant weight gain proceeds within expected parameters.
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Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast
A cluster of malignant cells in the mammary ducts. If left untreated, as many as 50% of patients with DCIS will develop invasive cancer. Because these cells grow in the ducts, they develop without forming a palpable mass. In its early stage this condition can be diagnosed through the use of mammography.
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