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                                      VENTILATOR         What ventilators do and their role in COVID-19: A ventilator is a device that supports or takes over the breathing process, pumping air into the lungs. People who stay in intensive care units (ICU) may need the support of a ventilator. This includes people with severe COVID-19 symptoms.     Trusted Source    people received treatment in ICUs. Since then, the demand for ventilators has increased. What do ventilators do? A ventilator is a device that supports or recreates the process of breathing by pumping air into the lungs. Sometimes, people refer to it as a vent or breathing machine. Doctors use ventilators if a person cannot breathe adequately on their own. This may be because they are undergoing general anesthesia or have an illness that affects their breathing. There are different types o...

VENDAKKAI FOR MATHS- FOOD MYTHBUSTERS

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This is one of the things that most people would have experienced during their student life. The default option for food in the morning before a maths exam is vendakkai. The reason is….”vendakkai saapta maths Nalla varum”. For those who can’t understand this, it is a popular saying that if we eat a lady’s finger we can do better in mathematics. Lady’s finger also known as okra is one of the vegetables that were an essential part in every child’s plate. This vegetable would have been cooked at least 2-3 times per week and the count might increase when the exams are approaching. Does a lady’s finger really help in doing better in mathematics?? This must have been running through a lot of minds especially for those who had a hatred for the gooey vegetable. For this, it is essential to know about the benefits of lady’s fingers. The lady’s finger is known as Abelmoschus esculentus . This plant is known for its succulent and edible green seed pod. The pod of the plant is mucilaginous...

NEBULIZER

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  NEBULIZER Nebuliser is an important piece of biomedical equipment that looks tiny, compact, and adorable but has the potential to save a lot of lives. This device comes in handy for people who have respiratory problems like difficulty in breathing etc. This article is about some important facts regarding this fascinating piece of novelty. Children of small ages (say 1-3) do not have properly developed digestive systems. Hence the parents will grind the food and feed it to them so that they can ingest it properly. So this grinding is done for those who cannot ingest food normally. Similarly, the nebulizer helps those who cannot take medicines normally. WHAT IS AN NEBULISER?           There are several ways to deliver medicine to the lungs such as inhalers. Nebulizers are another type of drug delivery device that turns the medicine into a fine mist that is breathed in. nebulizers are used to treat a variety of lung problems, such as wheezing and chest tight...

Oxygen concentrator

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  OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR   The entire world is currently dwindling due to the COVID pandemic. The second wave of COVID hit hard in India where a lot of patients needed external oxygen for their survival. As a result, there was a deprivation of oxygen concentrators in many hospitals all over the nation. Also, other nations had started to donate/export the oxygen concentrators to India. A lot of fuzz has occurred in this pandemic related to oxygen concentrators. So, it would be essential to know some trivial facts about this life-saving piece of medical equipment. WHAT IS AN OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR? An oxygen concentrator is a device that concentrates the oxygen from a gas supply by selectively removing nitrogen to supply an oxygen-enriched product gas stream.  An oxygen concentrator provides supplemental or extra oxygen to a patient with breathing issues. The device consists of a compressor, sieve bed filter, oxygen tank, pressure value, and a nasal cannula (or an oxygen mask). L...