A cell membrane is also known as a plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. The cell membrane separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment. The main function of a cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings.
assisted ventilation. Definition: application of mechanically or manually generated positive pressure to gas(es) in or about the airway during inhalation as a means of augmenting the movement of gases into the lungs. Synonym(s): assisted respiration. Search Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Strategies for assisted mechanical ventilation are about. tailoring care to the needs of the patient. One factor. important in selecting the appropriate ventilator mode, from a critical care view, is determining the current. respiratory status and whether the patient can maintain. that level of ventilation.