Thyroid
Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that control the way the body uses energy and regulates the body's metabolic rate, growth and development. It plays a role in controlling heart, muscle and digestive function, brain development and bone maintenance.. These hormones affect nearly every organ in your body and control many of your body's most important functions
Trachea
The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called windpipe. The trachea's main function is to carry air in and out of the lungs.
Ventilator
A machine that act as bellows to move air in and out of your lungs
ECMO
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
It pumps and oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body, allowing the heart and lungs to rest.
Tracheostomy (Trach)
An opening created at the front of the neck so a tube can be inserted into the windpipe (trachea) to help you breathe. If necessary, the tube can be connected to an oxygen supply and a breathing machine called a ventilator.