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What is the medical term meaning inner diameter of a tube?
The medical term for the inner diameter of a tube is "lumen."
What is the central tube of an artery?
The central hollow tube of an artery is known as the arterial lumen. Lumen is the general term for the hollow part of any tubular structure.
When a patient needs both intubated and a gastric tube can either a NG or a OG be used for the gastric tube?
NG (nasal) generally have smaller lumen. An OG (oral) has a larger lumen size. They shouldn't be interchanged. Check the lumen sizes.
What are the parts of an endotracheal tube?
Suction lumen, Balloon, delivery lumen, airway suction port, gas delivery port
What is a Salem sump tube?
It is a two lumen tube that removes gastric contents. One lumen is a suction and the other is an air vent. The air vent never clamps or connects to the suction.
What is the central opening within a tube or vessel?
lumen - the central opening within a tube or hollow organ.
What is Ewald tube?
An Ewald tube is a large lumen tube usually placed in the orogastric tract. It is used in overdose and bariatric patients
What structure or compartment is part of the plant's apoplast?
the lumen of a sieve tube
How is the slide held steady so that it does not move as you look at the object?
body tube
How does an esophageal tracheal combitube work?
Esophageal tracheal combitube (ETC). The ETC is a double-lumen tube, combining the function of an esophageal obturator airway and a conventional endotracheal airway.
What is calcified secretions in glandular lumen?
The lumen is the opening of the tube through which the "stuff" made by the gland exits. Some of that stuff (secretions) has hardened.
The lumen of the neural tube develops into the?
Ventricles & central canal of spinal cord
