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bucking Usage notes: informal 1 gagging, coughing. 2 involuntarily resisting positive pressure ventilation in a patient with an endotracheal tube in place. bucking Respiratory therapy Violent resistance by a Pt to intubated ventilation that may cause asynchronous breathing, ergo V/Q mismatching and risk of barotrauma, cardiac arrhythmia, and ↑ intracranial pressure; the newer ventilatory
support devices rarely evoke this reaction, but Pts may still require sedation, or narcotics. See V/Q mismatch. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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