intubates
Inserts tracheal tube
Intubates is the third-person singular of intubate, a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into a patient's airway to maintain breathing, typically during surgery or emergency care.
The anesthesiologist intubates the patient before the operation begins.
The noun form is intubation.
Instrument for viewing voicebox
Drug-induced calm state
- propofolIntravenous anesthetic for sedation
- inductionFormal admission process
- ketamineDissociative anesthetic agent
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
paralytic · anesthetize · general · barbiturate · unconscious · analgesia · premedication · laryngospasm
Acute care ward
- life-supportEquipment maintaining vital functions
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- liberationRelease from constraint
- decannulationRemoval of inserted tube
Adding breathable gas
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- barotraumaInjury from pressure differential
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
Restore to consciousness
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- ERAcute care department
lifesaving · urgent · crisis · triage · critical · stabilize · defibrillator
Visual inspection of larynx
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- glottisVocal cord opening
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
- extubateRemove ventilator tube
laryngoscope
Instrument for viewing voicebox
cuff · suction · fiberoptic
sedation
Drug-induced calm state
- propofolIntravenous anesthetic for sedation
- inductionFormal admission process
- ketamineDissociative anesthetic agent
fentanyl · paralytic · anesthetize · general · barbiturate · unconscious · analgesia · premedication · laryngospasm
ICU
Acute care ward
- life-supportEquipment maintaining vital functions
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- liberationRelease from constraint
oxygenation
Adding breathable gas
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- barotraumaInjury from pressure differential
resuscitate
Restore to consciousness
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- traumaLasting psychological wound
ER · lifesaving · urgent · crisis · triage · critical · stabilize · defibrillator
laryngoscopy
Visual inspection of larynx
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- glottisVocal cord opening
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage