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Tracheostomy
A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an alternate airway by making an opening in the trachea (windpipe).
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Is the tracheostomy a risky thing to do?
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A 40-year old asked:
What would be a reason to do a tracheostomy?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can I take oral tablets if I have a tracheostomy?
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What do you have to do to take care of a tracheostomy?
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A 25-year old asked:
What are the possible complications of living with a tracheostomy?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can a person with a tracheostomy drive a car?
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A 38-year old asked:
What happens when water enters a tracheostomy?
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What is the difference between a tracheostomy and a vent?
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Why might a patient be unable to eat after a tracheostomy?
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A 45-year old asked:
As a woman, how can i feel ok about my sexuality after a tracheostomy?
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A male asked:
How long does a tracheostomy surgery take? And what kind of numbing medicine is involoved?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Tracheal Stents in Infants(2mos), Do they work, Is it comfortable & is it similar to a tracheostomy? Can it be done on my son?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please tell me the difference between tracheostomy and laryngectomy?
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A 22-year old female asked:
My babywas born with a vascularring, they fixedit and know has a tracheostomy due to severe tracheomalcia, will she ever outgrow it?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do they relieve stridor in tracheostomy patient?
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A 50-year old asked:
Is difficulty swallowing from a tracheostomy permanent?
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A 42-year old asked:
Whats the difference between a tracheostomy and endotracheal intubation?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) resulting from a tracheostomy permanent?
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A 41-year old asked:
I have a tracheostomy due to damage to my trachea that cannot be repaired because of my keloid scarring?
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A 38-year old female asked:
How can tracheal stenosis can be fixed? my mother had tracheostomy before and after it was removed and healed she developed tracheal stenosis...now she got another trach ... is it possible to to do anything to fix it?
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A 42-year old asked:
Which types of bacterial infections would be around a tracheostomy tube?
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A 29-year old asked:
why would a patients values drop after a tracheostomy instead of getting better the patient has copd and is trying to wean off the ventilator?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Could pulmozyme (dornase alfa) use result in increased respiratory rate in non-CF patient with a tracheostomy?
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Bowl gas?
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Whats BRAT?
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What is LDH?
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