Short-term high-frequency nasal ventilation (HFNV) of preterm neonates provides acceptable gas exchange compared to endotracheal intubation and intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV). Whether ...

Infant mortality caused by respiratory distress syndrome in the United States decreased from ∼268 in 100,000 live births in 1971 to 98 in 100,000 live births in 1985 (1) and 17 in 100,000 live births ...

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The respiratory system is responsible for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the human body. This system also helps remove metabolic waste products and keep pH levels in check. The major ...

Aerobic respiration needs oxygen, and it produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. The human respiratory system contains the organs that allow us to get the oxygen we need and to remove the waste ...

The morphometrics of the respiratory system, voluntary emersion behaviour, and gas exchange during immersion and emersion were examined in the amphibious, intertidal crab Hemigrapsus nudus. The area ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Take a deep breath in …and out. Feels good, right? And it's also necessary for staying alive. But what ...