tracheal tube

tube (toob) a hollow cylindrical organ or instrument.

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auditory tube  eustachian tube; the narrow channel connecting the middle ear and the nasopharynx.

drainage tube  a tube used in surgery to facilitate escape of fluids.

Durham's tube  a jointed tracheotomy tube.

endobronchial tube  a double-lumen tube inserted into the bronchus of one lung to deflate the other lung for anesthesia or thoracic surgery.

endotracheal tube  an airway catheter inserted in the trachea in endotracheal intubation.

esophageal tube  stomach t.

eustachian tube  auditory t.

fallopian tube  uterine t.

feeding tube  one for introducing high-caloric fluids into the stomach.

Miller-Abbott tube  a double-channel intestinal tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal end, for use in treatment of obstruction of the small intestine, and occasionally as a diagnostic aid.

nasogastric tube  a soft tube to be inserted through a nostril and into the stomach, for instilling liquids or other substances, or for withdrawing gastric contents.

nasotracheal tube  an endotracheal tube that passes through the nose.

neural tube  the epithelial tube developed from the neural plate and forming the central nervous system of the embryo.

orotracheal tube  an endotracheal tube that passes through the mouth.

Orotracheal tube.

otopharyngeal tube , pharyngotympanic tube auditory t.

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube  a multilumen tube used for tamponade of bleeding esophageal varices.

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube for esophagogastric tamponade.

stomach tube  a tube for feeding or for stomach irrigation; the most common kind is the nasogastric tube.

test tube  a tube of thin glass, closed at one end; used in chemical tests and other laboratory procedures.

tracheal tube  endotracheal t.

tracheostomy tube  a curved endotracheal tube that is inserted into the trachea through a tracheostomy.

uterine tube  fallopian tube; a slender tube extending from the uterus toward the ovary on the same side, for passage of oocytes to the cavity of the uterus and the usual site of fertilization.

Uterine, or fallopian, tube.

Wangensteen tube  a small nasogastric tube connected with a special suction apparatus to maintain gastric and duodenal decompression.

x-ray tube  a vacuum tube used for the production of x-rays; when a suitable current is applied, high-speed electrons travel from the cathode to the anode, where they are suddenly arrested, giving rise to x-rays.

Standard stationary anode x-ray tube; diagram in longitudinal section.

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tracheal tube

n.

See endotracheal tube.

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tracheal

pertaining to or emanating from trachea.

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tracheal aspiration

see transtracheal aspiration.

tracheal band sign

on contrast radiography of a dilated esophagus, the impression made ventrally by the trachea.

tracheal collapse, collapsing trachea

a disorder of the tracheal membrane (trachealis muscle) or tracheal rings that results in a functional tracheal stenosis. Affected dogs, usually of miniature or toy breeds, have a cough and reduced exercise intolerance. See also goose honk cough.

tracheal compression

pressure on the trachea sufficient to cause displacement and reduction in caliber, usually inside the thorax; most readily detected radiographically.

tracheal cough

a nonproductive, or only slightly productive, resonant cough, often occurring in paroxysms and easily elicited by pressure on the cervical trachea. Typically associated with tracheitis.

tracheal duct

paired lymphatic ducts running down the side of the trachea, commencing at the retropharyngeal lymph nodes, receiving tributaries from other nodes of the head and neck and terminating in either the thoracic duct or the jugular or other vein at the entrance to the chest.

tracheal hypoplasia

a congenital defect in brachycephalic dogs in which the tracheal lumen is greatly reduced in size. Bronchopneumonia commonly occurs.

tracheal inflammation

see tracheitis.

tracheal intubation

refers usually to the passage of an endotracheal tube for the purposes of anesthesia, resuscitation or external control of respiration for any other reason. See also tracheal tube (below).

tracheal lavage, tracheal wash

introduction of a tracheal catheter via a cutaneous incision between two tracheal rings, passage of the catheter to the bronchi, introduction of normal saline, aspiration of the saline, retrieval of the catheter.

tracheal percussion

a sharp percussion stroke on the trachea creates a sound which can be auscultated over the lung area.

tracheal rupture

due usually to blunt trauma; there is escape of air into surrounding tissues which results in subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema.

tracheal stenosis

may be congenital or acquired, resulting from trauma or surgical procedures on the trachea. Causes respiratory distress, coughing, and secondary infections of the upper respiratory tract.

tracheal transection

occurs as a result of trauma, in cats particularly from hyperextension of the head and neck, causing dyspnea.

tracheal tube

a metal tube used in horses that have a long-term obstruction of the upper respiratory system. Different to a tracheotomy tube it is a flattened tube fixed to a broad flange with suture holes at its edge and a bend of 90° at 0.5 inch from the flange. See also endotracheal tube.