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A Novel Inhalation Mask System to Deliver High Concentrations of Nitric Oxide Gas in Spontaneously Breathing Subjects
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2021
This simple and highly adaptable system device for the inhalation of high-concentration nitric oxide (NO) gas does not require mechanical ventilators, positive pressure, or high gas flows. Standard medical consumables and a snug-fitting mask are used to safely deliver NO gas to spontaneously breathing subjects.
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Expired CO2 Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department
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2011
This video describes how to perform CO2 measurement in intubated as well as spontaneously breathing patients. The main clinical indications refer to emergency situations: (1) verifying adequate positioning of an endotracheal tube; (2) achieving normocapnia in trauma patients; (3) monitoring ventilation in the case of procedural sedation.
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Remotely Triggered LAD Occlusion Using a Balloon Catheter in Spontaneously Breathing Mice
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2024
This article presents a unique closed-chest technique for inducing myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in mice. The presented method allows mice to breathe spontaneously while remotely inducing myocardial ischemia. This provides access to the animal for studying the dynamic processes of ischemia and reperfusion in situ and in real-time via noninvasive imaging.
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Breathing
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2019
The process of breathing, inhaling and exhaling, involves the coordinated movement of the chest wall, the lungs, and the muscles that move them. Two muscle groups with important roles in breathing are the diaphragm, located directly below the lungs, and the intercostal muscles, which lie between the ribs. When the diaphragm contracts, it moves downward, increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity and creating more room for the lungs to expand. When the intercostal muscles contract, the ribs...
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Spontaneity
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2020
A spontaneous process is one that occurs naturally under certain conditions. A nonspontaneous process, on the other hand, will not take place unless it is “driven” by the continual input of energy from an external source. Processes have a natural tendency to occur in one direction under a given set of conditions. Water will naturally flow downhill (spontaneous process), but uphill flow (nonspontaneous process) requires outside intervention such as the use of a pump. Iron exposed to the earth’s...
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Respiratory drive shapes breathing effort and the resulting measurements by activating the diaphragm and other respiratory muscles. Their activity changes pressures within the respiratory system, creating airflow that can be assessed alongside oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide removal. This makes neural control and muscle performance relevant when interpreting respiratory function rather than viewing gas exchange as an isolated outcome.
The key distinction is the source of ventilation: spontaneous breathing relies on the participant’s or animal’s respiratory drive, whereas mechanical assistance supplies that support externally. This difference matters because spontaneous breathing permits assessment of respiratory function, airway responses, gas exchange, and treatment effects under more physiologic conditions. Researchers can therefore interpret findings in relation to intact breathing control.
Breathing pattern, oxygenation, carbon dioxide levels, and clinical status should be considered together rather than treated as interchangeable measures. Breathing observations describe respiratory activity, while oxygenation and carbon dioxide measurements address gas exchange; clinical status adds information about the subject’s overall condition. Combining them helps researchers characterize respiratory responses more completely.
Monitoring begins with observing the breathing pattern while the human participant or experimental animal continues under spontaneous conditions. Researchers then track oxygenation, carbon dioxide levels, and clinical status during the assessment. These measurements can be related to respiratory function, airway responses, gas exchange, or treatment effects, depending on the study question. Attention to both physiologic and clinical responses is essential.
Researchers can use this model to examine airway responses, characterize gas exchange, study respiratory function, and evaluate treatment effects. Because the subject maintains ventilation through its own respiratory drive, the resulting observations reflect breathing under more physiologic conditions. Human and animal studies can therefore contribute to investigations of normal physiology as well as respiratory disease.
Treatment effects can be examined alongside the breathing pattern, oxygenation, carbon dioxide levels, and clinical status of the subject. This combination allows investigators to ask whether an intervention is associated with changes in respiratory function, airway responses, or gas exchange while observing the subject in more physiologic conditions. Such measurements also help place treatment findings in clinical context.