Glossary - Covidien Shiley Manual De Usuario

Glossary

Aerosol (air-o-sol) A device that puts
moisture into the lungs.
Artificial Airway (ar-teh-fish-all air-
way) Another word for tracheostomy
tube
Artificial nose (ar-teh-fish-all noz)
Also called HME (heat and moisture
exchanger). A device that fits on your
tube to warm and moisten the air
you breathe.
Bacteria (back-teh-ree-ah) Germs.
CpR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
A method for getting someone to
breath again once they have stopped.
Cannula (can-you-la)
inner cannula Removable inner tube.
outer cannula The outer part of the
tracheostomy tube that is inserted
into the trachea.
Cannulae (can-you-lie) More than
one cannula.
Cuff The inflatable balloon on some
tracheostomy tubes.
distilled Water Water which is made
by catching and cooling steam from
boiling water. You can buy it at the
grocery store.
Encrustation (in-cruss-ta-shun) Hard,
crusty, dried mucus.
Home Healthcare provider Nurses,
nurse practitioners, doctors, respira-
tory therapists, speech pathologists or
others that visit your home.
Home Healthcare Supplier The
company where you get special medical
equipment to use in your home.
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lumen (loo-men) Inside part of the
tube, where the air goes in and out.
mucus (mu-kuss) Slippery fluid that's
produced in the lungs and windpipe.
This sometimes dries and sticks to
your tube.
neck flange The part of your
tracheostomy tube where you attach
twill ties or Shiley™ Tracheostomy Tube
Holders.
obturator (ob-tur-a-tor) The
semi-rigid stick you put into the
tracheostomy tube to help guide it into
the opening in your neck.
phonation (fo-nay-shun) Talking or
making sounds with your vocal cords.
pliable (ply-ah-bull) Soft, flexible.
Saline (say-leen) Salt and water
solution similar to water found in the
body.
Secretions (see-kree-shuns) Another
word for mucus.
Speaking Valve (spee-king valv) A
one-way valve that lets air come in
through the tracheostomy tube, but
then sends it out past the vocal cords
and mouth to make talking possible.
Speech pathologist (speech path-
ol-o-gist) A person trained to help
people with speaking and swallowing
problems.