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What is Respiratory Arrest?
The absences of respirations with detectable cardiac activity.
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What is the Diaphragm?
A muscle that separates the thorax from the abdomen and contributes to respirations.
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What is Atelectasis?
The collapse of the air spaces of the lungs.
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What is the Glottis?
The opening between the vocal cords.
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What is Hering-Breuer reflex?
This mechanism prevents the lungs from over inflating themselves.
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What is a Pneumothorax?
A partial or complete accumulation of air in the plural space.
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What is Respiratory Failure?
A clinical state of inadequate ventilation, oxygenation, or both.
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