Sleap Apnea, COPD and CPAP/BiPAP Machines
Conditions such as sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute respiratory failure are sometimes treated with CPAP positive airway pressure or CPAP. CPAP machine involves using a mask over the nose, mouth (or both) during the night. A flow of pressurized air is blown through the mask to [...]
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Respiratory Products
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Respiratory Products
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When selecting air cleaners, consumers are influenced by several factors, including visual appeal, noise level, and frequency of filter replacement. There are many different types [...]
Cpaps Airway Pressure Machines
Posted in Respiratory, tagged Respiratory Products on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cpaps Airway Pressure Machines
Some people stop breathing momentarily when they sleep. This is called obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. People with sleep apnea have narrow throats. Their muscles relax during sleep narrowing the throat even more and causing loud snoring. Sometimes, though, the throat is completely blocked and air can’t reach the lungs.
The periods when they [...]
CPAP and BiPAP Therapy Machines
Posted in Respiratory, tagged Respiratory Products on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cpap Mechines, Cpap Masks & Cpap Supplies
Continuous positive airway pressure Cpap machine is basically a pump used to pass a measured stream of air into the airway of the sleeping patient, splinting the airway (keeping it open under air pressure) so that unobstructed normal breathing becomes possible, reducing and/or preventing apneas and hypopneas.
CPAP treatment is [...]
CPAP and BiPAP Therapy Machines
Posted in Respiratory, tagged Respiratory on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CPAP and BiPAP Therapy Machines
If you snore loudly and are usually sleepy during the day you may have sleep apnea—a lack of breathing while sleeping because the muscles of the throat relax excessively, thus blocking the flow of air.
Although sleep apnea cannot be cured, it can be treated through a CPAP Continuous positive airway pressure. [...]
Pain Management
Posted in Pain Management, tagged Pain Management on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pain Management
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, more commonly referred to as a TENS unit and pronounced tens, is an electronic device that produces electrical signals used to stimulate nerves through unbroken skin. It is usually applied to the skin using two or more electrodes. A typical battery-operated TENS unit consists of a pulse generator, small transformer, [...]
Pain Management – Electrodes, Hot and Cold Therapy
Posted in Pain Management, tagged Pain Management on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tens Electrical Nerve Stimulators
The patient may use a Tens unit at home for pain management on a long or short-term basis. TENS units are about the size of a pack of cigarettes and typically cost $100 – $700. All TENS units allow the user to adjust the intensity of the stimulation; some units also allow [...]
Treatment for Non-Healing Wounds
Posted in Specialty Wound Care, tagged Specialty Wound Care on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Treatment for Non-Healing Wounds
What’ s needed to heal difficult wounds is relatively simple: adequate nutritional status, good circulation, pressure relief and the removal of any dead tissue. Keeping wounds clean and free of infections is the most important step in healing. To promote the regrowth of new skin, a healthy base of tissue with a [...]
Heating Pads – Pain Management
Posted in Pain Management, tagged Pain Management on March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Heating Pads
A heating pad is a device that is used to warm up parts of the body in order to manage and alleviate pain. Localized application of heat dilates the blood vessels and increases the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the muscles, stimulates sensory receptors in order to decrease pain signals to the brain [...]