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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

obstructive breathing

English answer:

obstructive breathing

Added to glossary by Jason Kang
Mar 20, 2009 21:13
15 yrs ago
English term

obstructive breathing

English Medical Medical (general) anesthesia
The most frequent complications of premature tracheal extubation are hypoventilation, apnea, or obstructive breathing, all frequently associated with hypoxemia and hypercarbia.

My question : are they ( hypoventilation, apnea, obstructive breathing ) three distinct disorders or does the author use "obstructive breathing" as a synonym of "apnea", meaning " obstructive sleep apnea"?
If not, what is obstructive breathing? Obstruction as a result of what? Thank you for any information you can provide.
Responses
5 +1 obstructive breathing
4 +2 obstruktive Atmung
3 Probably just refers to breathing difficulties...
Change log

Mar 22, 2009 20:57: Jason Kang Created KOG entry

Discussion

Jason Kang Mar 22, 2009:
Hoping to help, I take a sentence from the book I am translating. "No evidence exists indicating that poor diet, lack of exercise, or vitamin deficiencies cause mental illnesses." Is she saying 2 causes because she used 'or' instead of 'and'?
Jason Kang Mar 22, 2009:
In translating specific fields, there are moments when the background knowledge is very helpful. I believe the paragraph is not obscure or indistinct to most of the doctors...
Jason Kang Mar 22, 2009:
As a medical doctor myself, I would say apnea and obstructive breathing are not used to indicate a single condition. If the author is a doctor and liked to mention about a single condition, the author should write 'apnea due to airway obstruction' etc.
Allda (asker) Mar 21, 2009:
If so, there would be only two disorders mentioned then: hypoventilation and apnea; would the author use modifier "all" to refer to them or would (s)he use "both" or no modifier at all?
cmorin Mar 21, 2009:
The author is using apnea and obstructive breathing synonymously in this passage. APNEA, OR OBSTRUCTIVE BREATHING which is a complication of premature extubation because the smooth muscles have not had adequate time to recover from anesthetizing agents.
Ellen Kraus Mar 21, 2009:
No, the two terms are not identical. Apnoea is the temporary standstill of breathing, while obstructive breathing occurs when the bronchial tubes contract and breathing becomes difficult.
Ellen Kraus Mar 21, 2009:
sorry, my answer to your latest question and the advised link got lost when being posted. I am sending it again. you ll find it in the column for the answers.
Ellen Kraus Mar 20, 2009:
the German links in English, or whether your knowledge of German is sufficient.
Ellen Kraus Mar 20, 2009:
sorry \ I sent my explanations in German. If the three types of breathing disorders were different, the author would not have said OR obstructive breathing but AND ob.br.apnoea means insomnia because of obstructive breathing.Let me know whether you need t

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obstructive breathing

We can think some of the causes, according to the reason for initial intubation. If infection and profuse secretion was the cause, the secretion can lead to obstructive breathing fater premature extubation. In case of swollen airway mucosa, it can lead to recurrent airway obstruction. Similarly, we can list some of the reasons initally compromize airway patency including external compression, large airway collapse etc.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-20 22:32:11 GMT)
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Yes, the three causes are definitely diffrent with each other. And 'airway collapse' is definitely different from 'obstructive breating', too. :-)
Note from asker:
Thank you very much. So these are DEFINITELY three different things then? You mentioned "airway collapse" as one of the causes. Interestingly, a translator ( doctor) translated "obstructive breathing" as "airway collapse" ( I am proofreading that translation )
Once again, thank you very much ! :-)
Peer comment(s):
agree Gary D
16 hrs
Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot, nakcl ! :-)"
7 mins

Probably just refers to breathing difficulties...

...caused by the respiratory tract getting blocked due to involuntary contractions or narrowing
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obstruktive Atmung

Wie beeinflusst eine obstruktive Atmung den Blutdruck? Einfluss einer gestörten nächtlichen Atmung auf die intellektuelle Entwicklung eines Kindes? ...
www.swiss-paediatrics.org/paediatrica/vol14/n3/schlaf-ge.ht... - 44k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten

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Note added at 10 Min. (2009-03-20 21:23:33 GMT)
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Nachfolgend die gewuenschte Erklaerung>
Obstruktives Schlafapnoesyndrom:. Beim obstruktiven Schlafapnoesyndrom (OSAS) kommt es zum Sistieren der Atmung über min- destens 10 Sekunden aufgrund der ...
www.schachenreiter.at/publikationen/arztundwissenschaft_sch... - Ähnliche Seiten

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Note added at 26 Min. (2009-03-20 21:39:36 GMT)
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for any eventuality \
Obstructive sleep apnoea (Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; Sleep ... - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]5 Jan 2007 ... Obstructive sleep apnoea is a condition characterized by episodes where a person's breathing repeatedly stops while they sleep. ...
www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/diseases.asp?did=488 - 45k

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Note added at 9 Stunden (2009-03-21 06:47:26 GMT)
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the following link will contribute to clarifying the matter>
besides < apnea is the short period over which breathing stops alltogether owing to a paralysis-like state of the breathing centre.Or as apnoeic pause after hyperventilation <.
Although there is an association between nasal obstruction, oral breathing and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), it remains unknown whether ...
www.tripdatabase.com/spider.html?itemid=536283 - Ähnliche Seiten

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Note added at 9 Stunden (2009-03-21 06:51:25 GMT)
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Although there is an association between nasal obstruction, oral breathing and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), it remains unknown whether ...
www.tripdatabase.com/spider.html?itemid=536283 - Ähnliche Seiten

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Note added at 9 Stunden (2009-03-21 06:53:38 GMT)
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sorry the link didnt go through. am sending it once more>
Obstructive sleep apnoea and oral breathing in patients free of ... - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]Although there is an association between nasal obstruction, oral breathing and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), it remains unknown whether ...
www.tripdatabase.com/spider.html?itemid=536283
Note from asker:
Kein problem, ich verstehe Deutsch ganz gut :-)
Do you suggest then that "obstructive breathing" is the same as "apnea" here? "or" is used as a synonym?
Peer comment(s):
agree Holly Breckenridge
27 mins
thank you !
agree Polangmar : The link didn't contribute to clarifying the matter.:( Is "obstructive breathing" the same as "apnea" here or are they different things? ("Agree" for explanation in the "Request clarification" box.)
17 hrs
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