| apnea alarm mattress |
A mattress that is designed to sound an alarm when the infant lying on it ceases to breathe. SEE: apnea monitoring; sudden infant death syndrome.
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| apnea monitor |
SEE: apnea monitoring.
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| apnea monitoring |
Monitoring the respiratory movements, esp. of infants. This may be done by use of an apnea alarm mattress, or devices to measure the infant's thoracic and abdominal movements and heart rate. SEE: sudden infant death syndrome
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| apnea of prematurity |
ABBR: AOP. A condition of the premature newborn, marked by repeated episodes of apnea lasting longer than 20 sec. The diagnosis of AOP is one of exclusion, made when no treatable cause can be found. Increased frequency of a
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| apnea test |
A test used to determine whether a comatose person receiving life support has suffered brain death. NURSING-IMP: The patient's ventilator is set to deliver no breaths per minute, and the carbon dioxide lev
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