Respiratory Mechanics - Drug effects
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Positive end-expiratory pressure improves survival in a rodent model of cardiopulmonary resuscitation using high-dose epinephrine.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Multiple interventions have been tested in models of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to optimize drug use, chest compressions, and ventilation. None has studied the effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on outcome. We ... Read more...

Alterations in cholinergic sensitivity of respiratory neurons induced by pre-natal nicotine: a mechanism for respiratory dysfunction in neonatal mice.

10 Sep 2009 Nicotine may link cigarette smoking during pregnancy with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Pre-natal nicotine leads to diminished ventilatory responses to hypercarbia and reduced central chemoreception in mice at post-natal days 0-3. We studied ... Read more...

Developmental basis of the rostro-caudal organization of the brainstem respiratory rhythm generator.

10 Sep 2009 The Hox genetic network plays a key role in the anteroposterior patterning of the rhombencephalon at pre- and early-segmental stages of development of the neural tube. In the mouse, it controls development of the entire brainstem respiratory ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Respiratory Mechanics - Drug effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Positive end-expiratory pressure improves survival in a rodent model of cardiopulmonary resuscitation using high-dose epinephrine. 29 Sep 2009
• Alterations in cholinergic sensitivity of respiratory neurons induced by pre-natal nicotine: a mechanism for respiratory dysfunction in neonatal mice. 10 Sep 2009
• Developmental basis of the rostro-caudal organization of the brainstem respiratory rhythm generator. 10 Sep 2009
• Buthus tamulus venom-induced vasosensory reflexes are mediated through efferent pathways in sympathetic and vagal parasympathetics. 20 Aug 2009
• High-dose diazepam facilitates core cooling during cold saline infusion in healthy volunteers. 30 Jul 2009
• The effective duration of analgesia after intrathecal morphine in patients without additional opioid analgesia: a randomized double-blind multicentre study on orthopaedic patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Long-term ventilatory adaptation and ventilatory response to hypoxia in plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae): role of nNOS and dopamine. 27 Jul 2009
• Iloprost inhalation redistributes pulmonary perfusion and decreases arterial oxygenation in healthy volunteers. 20 Jul 2009
• Ondansetron and fluoxetine reduce sleep apnea in mice lacking monoamine oxidase A. 13 Jul 2009
• [Severe differed respiratory depression after intrathecal administration of morphine and clonidine on a 70-year-old patient] 5 Jul 2009
• A randomized trial comparing sevoflurane and propofol in children undergoing MRI scans. 29 Jun 2009
• Remifentanil analgosedation in preterm newborns during mechanical ventilation. 29 Jun 2009
• Evolution of changes in upper airway collapsibility during slow induction of anesthesia with propofol. 29 Jun 2009
• Opioids depress cortical centers responsible for the volitional control of respiration. 22 Jun 2009
• N-arachidonyl dopamine sensitizes rat capsaicin-sensitive lung vagal afferents via activation of TRPV1 receptors. 15 Jun 2009
• Comparison of the metabolic and ventilatory response to hypoxia and H2S in unsedated mice and rats. 15 Jun 2009
• Galanin microinjection into the PreBötzinger or the Bötzinger Complex terminates central inspiratory activity and reduces responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia in rat. 11 Jun 2009
• Cough reflex is additively potentiated by inputs from the laryngeal and tracheobronchial [corrected] receptors and enhanced by stimulation of the central respiratory neurons. 7 Jun 2009
• Acetazolamide suppresses the prevalence of augmented breaths during exposure to hypoxia. Jun 2009
• Effects of Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom on lung mechanics and inflammation in mice. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Respiratory Mechanics'

Definition: The physical or mechanical action of the LUNGS; DIAPHRAGM; RIBS; and CHEST WALL during respiration. It includes airflow, lung volume, neural and reflex controls, mechanoreceptors, breathing patterns, etc.

Descriptor UI: D015656

Alternative terms: Respiratory Mechanics; Mechanic, Respiratory; Mechanics, Respiratory; Respiratory Mechanic; Breathing Mechanics; Breathing Mechanic; Mechanic, Breathing; Mechanics, Breathing;

Related Mesh Headings: Airway Resistance; Lung Compliance;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: G09.772.770.755.700;

History Note: 90