Summary Mechanical ventilation, applied either invasively through a tracheotomy tube or noninvasively via a mask, is increasingly used for long-term management of many forms of severe chronic respiratory failure in the home setting.
complete proteins: protein that contain all essential amino acid in sufficient quality to maintain balance and growth. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page. This page was last modified on 6 July 2006, at 15:22.This page has been accessed 5,068 times.
The role and need for protein is a much misunderstood topic in our society. In this article you will learn how to better understand the role of protein in your diet. First, let me provide you with a rather technical definition of a protein. A protein is any one of a group of complex organic, nitrogenous compounds, which form the principal constituents of the cell protoplasm. In other words, proteins make up the guts of the cells that are the building blocks of our body.