Video: Tracheostomy Care
Last Reviewed:
August 17, 2020
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Learning how your tracheostomy works and how to care for it are important steps in your care. This video will help you understand your tracheostomy better.
- Cancer Types
- Head and Neck Cancers
- Side Effect Management & Support Resources
- Video: Tracheostomy Care
Find Your Cancer Drug - A
Abecma®
Abemaciclib
Abiraterone Acetate
Abraxane®
Abstral®
Acalabrutinib
Actiq®
Adagrasib
Adcetris®
Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine
Adriamycin®
Adrucil®
Adstiladrin®- Given into the bladder
Afamitresgene autoleucel
Afatinib
Afinitor®
Aldesleukin
Alecensa®
Alectinib
Alemtuzumab
Alimta®
Aliqopa™
Alkaban AQ
Alkeran®
Alkeran®
All-Trans-Retinoic Acid
Aloxi®
Alpelisib
Altretamine
Alunbrig™
Amethopterin
Amifostine
Amivantamab-vmjw
Amtagvi™
Anandron
Anastrozole
and Hyaluronidase-zzxf
Anktiva®
Anti-thymocyte Globulin [Equine]
Antithymocyte globulin [rabbit]
Apalutamide
Aprepitant Oral; Fosaprepitant IV (Emend®); Aprepitant IV (Cinvanti®)
Ara-C
Aranesp®
Aredia®
Arimidex®
Aromasin®
Arranon®
Arsenic Trioxide
Arzerra®
Asciminib
Asparaginase
Asparaginase Erwinia Chrysanthemi
Asparlas®
Atezolizumab
Atezolizumab and Hyaluronidase
Atgam®
Ativan®
ATRA
Aucatzyl®
Augtyro™
Avapritinib
Avastin®
Avatrombopag
Avelumab
Axatilimab-csfr
Axicabtagene Ciloleucel
Axitinib
Ayvakit™
Azacitidine Oral Formulation
Azacitidine SubQ and IV Formulation
Azedra®
Find Your Cancer Drug - B
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Balversa™
Bavencio®
BCG
BCNU
Belantamab Mafodotin-blmf
Beleodaq®
Belinostat
Belumosudil
Belzutifan
Benadryl®- Oral / IV / IM / Topical
Bendamustine Hydrochloride
Bendeka®
Besponsa®
Bevacizumab
Bexarotene, Oral Formulation
Bexarotene Gel
Bicalutamide
BiCNU®
Binimetinib
Bizengri®
Blenoxane®
Blenrep
Bleomycin
Blinatumomab
Blincyto®
Bortezomib
Bosulif®
Bosutinib
Braftovi®
Brentuximab Vedotin
Brexucabtagene autoleucel
Breyanzi®
Brigatinib
Brukinsa™
Busulfan
Busulfex®
Find Your Cancer Drug - C
Cabazitaxel
Cabometyx™
Cabozantinib
Calaspargase pegol-mknl
Calcium Leucovorin
Calquence ®
Campath®
Camptosar®
Capecitabine
Capivasertib
Capmatinib
Caprelsa®
Carac®
Carboplatin
Carfilzomib
Carmustine
Carvykti®
Casodex®
CCNU
CeeNU®
Cemiplimab-rwlc
Ceritinib
Cerubidine®
Cetuximab
Chlorambucil
Cialis®
Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel
Cisplatin
Citrovorum Factor
Cladribine
Clofarabine
Clolar ®
Cobimetinib
Columvi™
Cometriq®
Compazine®- Oral Tablet / IM / IV / Suppository
Copanlisib
Copiktra®
Cosela®
Cosibelimab-ipdl
Cosmegen®
Cotellic®
CPT-11
Crizotinib
Cyclophosphamide IV Formulation
Cyclophosphamide Oral Formulation
Cyclosporine
Cyramza®
Cytarabine
Cytosar-U®
Cytoxan®
Cytoxan®
Find Your Cancer Drug - D
Dabrafenib
Dacarbazine
Dacogen®
Dacomitinib
Dactinomycin
Danyelza®
Daratumumab
Daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj
Darbepoetin Alfa
Darolutamide
Darzalex Faspro®
Darzalex®
Dasatinib
Datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk
Datroway®
Daunorubicin
Daunorubicin and Cytarabine Liposome
Daurismo™
Decadron®
Decitabine
Decitabine and Cedazuridine
Degarelix
DepoCyt®
Dexamethasone
Dexrazoxane
Dinutuximab
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride- Oral / IV / IM / Topical
Diphenoxylate and atropine
Docetaxel
Doptelet®
Dostarlimab-gxly
Doxil®
Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin Liposomal
Drogenil®
Dronabinol
Droxia®
DTIC-Dome®
DTIC
Duragesic®
Durvalumab
Duvelisib
Find Your Cancer Drug - E
Eflornithine
Efudex®
Elacestrant
Elahere™
Eligard®
Ellence®
Elotuzumab
Eloxatin®
Elranatamab-bcmm
Elrexfio™
Eltrombopag
Elzonris®
Emcyt®
Emend®; Fosaprepitant IV (Emend®); Aprepitant IV (Cinvanti®)
Empliciti®
Enasidenib
Encorafenib
Endoxan®
Endoxan®
Enfortumab Vedotin-ejfv
Enhertu®
Ensacove™
Ensartinib
Entrectinib
Enzalutamide
Epcoritamab-bysp
Epirubicin
Epkinly ™
Epoetin Alfa
Epogen®
Erbitux®
Erdafitinib
Eribulin Mesylate
Erivedge®
Erleada®
Erlotinib
Erwinaze
Erwinia
Estramustine
Ethyol®
Etopophos®
Etoposide
Etoposide Oral Formula
Eulexin®
Everolimus
Evista®
Evomela®
Exemestane
Exkivity™
Find Your Cancer Drug - F
Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki
Fareston®
Farydak®
Faslodex®
Fedratinib
Femara®
Fentanyl Buccal Tablets
Fentanyl Citrate
Fentanyl IV/IM Formula
Fentanyl Sublingual Tablets
Fentanyl Transdermal
Fentora®
Filgrastim
Firmagon®
Floxuridine
Fludarabine
Fludara®
Fluorodeoxyuridine
Fluoroplex®
Fluorouracil
Fluorouracil Topical
Flutamide
Folex®
Folinic Acid
Folotyn®
Fotivda®
Fruquintinib
Fruzaqla™
FUDR®
Fulvestrant
Futibatinib
Fyarro™
Find Your Cancer Drug - H
Find Your Cancer Drug - I
Ibrance®
Ibritumomab Tiuxetan
Ibrutinib
Iclusig®
Idamycin®
Idarubicin
Idecabtagene Vicleucel
Idelalisib
Idhifa®
Ifex®
Ifosfamide
IL-11
IL-2
Imatinib
Imbruvica®
Imdelltra™
Imetelstat
Imfinzi®
Imjudo®
Imlygic®
Immediate Release Pill
Imodium® – Oral
Inavolisib
Infigratinib
Inlyta®
Inotuzumab Ozogamicin
Inqovi®
Inrebic®
Interferon Alfa 2B
Interleukin-2
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Intravesicular Mitomycin
Intron-A®
Iobenguane I-131
Ipilimumab
Iressa®
Irinotecan
Irinotecan Liposome
Isatuximab-irfc
Istodax®
Itovebi™
IVIG
Ivosidenib
IVRA
Iwilfin™
Ixabepilone
Ixazomib
Ixempra®
Find Your Cancer Drug - K
Find Your Cancer Drug - L
L-pam
L-PAM
Lanreotide
Lapatinib
Larotrectinib
Lazcluze™
Lazertinib
Lenalidomide
Lenvatinib
Lenvima®
Letrozole
Leucovorin
Leukeran®
Leukine®
Leuprolide Acetate
Leustatin®
Levitra®
Libtayo®
Lidocaine HCl Solution
Lifileucel
Lisocabtagene Maraleucel
Lomotil®
Lomustine
Loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl
Lonsurf®
Loperamide – Oral
Loqtorzi®
Lorazepam Oral / IM / IV
Lorbrena®
Lorlatinib
Lumakras®
Lumoxiti™
Lunsumio™
Lupron Depot®
Lupron®
Lurbinectedin
Luspatercept-aamt
Lutathera®
Lutetium LU 177 dotatate
Lutetium LU 177 Vipivoride Tetraxetan
Lynparza®
Lysodren®
Lytgobi®
Find Your Cancer Drug - M
Margenza(®
Margetuximab-cmkb
Marinol®
Matulane®
Mechlorethamine
Mechlorethamine Topical
Megace-ES®
Megace®
Megestrol
Mekinist®
Mektovi®
Melphalan-Oral
Melphalan - IV
Melphalan Flufenamide
Melphalan Oral
Mercaptopurine
Mesna
Mesnex®
Methotrexate
Methotrexate Oral Formulation
Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate
Metoclopramide Oral/ IV / IM
Mexate®
Midostaurin
Mirtazapine
Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx
Mitomycin-C - Given into the bladder
Mitomycin-C
Mitomycin
Mitomycin
Mitotane
Mitoxantrone
Mobocertinib
Mogamulizumab-kpkc
Monjuvi®
Morphine Sulfate - IV Formulation
Morphine Sulfate - Long Acting Pill
Morphine Sulfate - Short Acting Pill
Morphine Sulfate
Morphine Sulfate Liquid
Morphine Sulfate Oral
Mosunetuzumab-axgb
Moxetumomab Pasudotox-tdfk
Mozobil®
MSIR
MS Contin
MTX
MTX
Mucosal Coating Rinse
MuGard®
Mustargen®
Mutamycin
Mutamycin®
Myleran®
Mylotarg™
Find Your Cancer Drug - N
Nadofaragene Firadenovec-vncg
Navelbine®
Naxitamab-gqgk
Necitumumab
Nelarabine
Neoral®
Neosar®
Neosar®
Neratinib
Nerlynx®
Neulasta®
Neulasta® On-Pro On Body Injector
Neumega®
Neupogen®
Neurontin®
Nexavar®
Niktimvo™
Nilandron®
Nilotinib
Nilutamide
Ninlaro®
Nipent®
Niraparib
Nirogacestat
Nitrogen Mustard
Nitrogen Mustard
Nivolumab
Nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy
nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw
Nizoral®
Nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln
Nolvadex®
Novantrone®
Nplate®
Nubeqa®
Find Your Cancer Drug - O
Obecabtagene Autoleucel
Obinutuzumab
Octreotide
Odomzo®
Ofatumumab
Ogsiveo™
Ojemda™
Olanzapine Oral / IM
Olaparib
Olutasidenib
Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate
Oncaspar
Oncovin®
Ondansetron Oral and IV
Onivyde®
Onureg®
Opdivo Qvantig™
Opdivo®
Opdualag™
Oprelvekin
Orgovyx™
Orserdu™
Osimertinib
Oxaliplatin
Oxycodone/Acetaminophen
Oxycodone/Aspirin
Oxycodone - Liquid Formulation
Oxycodone Oral Immediate Release Pill
Oxycodone Oral Liquid Formulation
Oxycodone Sustained/Extended Release Pill
OxyContin®
Oxydose®
Find Your Cancer Drug - P
Paclitaxel
Paclitaxel Protein Bound
PADCEV™
Palbociclib
Palifermin
Palonosetron HCl
Pamidronate
Panitumumab
Panobinostat
Paraplatin®
Pazopanib
Pegaspargase
Pegfilgrastim
Pegfilgrastim On-Pro
Peginterferon Alfa-2b
Pemazyre™
Pembrolizumab
Pemetrexed
Pemigatinib
Pentostatin
Pepaxto®
Percocet®
Percodan
Percolone®
Perjeta®
Pertuzumab
Pertuzumab
Pharmorubicin®
Phenergan®
Phesgo™
Piqray®
Pirtobrutinib
Platinol®
Plerixafor
Pluvicto®
Polatuzumab Vedotin-piiq
Polivy™
Pomalidomide
Pomalyst®
Ponatinib
Portrazza™
Poteligeo®
Pralatrexate
Pralsetinib
Prednisone
Prednisone Intensol
Procarbazine
Prochlorperazine- Oral Tablet / IM / IV / Suppository
Procrit®
Proleukin®
Prolia® - Denosumab
Promacta®
Promethazine hydrochloride Oral / IV / Suppository / IM
Prostap®
Provenge®
Purinethol®
Purixan®
Find Your Cancer Drug - R
Radium Ra 223 dichloride
Raloxifene
Ramucirumab
Reblozyl®
Reclast®
Reglan®
Regorafenib
Relugolix
Remeron®
Remestemcel-L-rknd
Repotrectinib
Restasis®
Retevmo™
Retifanlimab-dlwr
Revlimid®
Revuforj®
Revumenib
Rezlidhia(®
Rezurock®
Rheumatrex®
Rheumatrex®
Ribociclib
Rifaximin
Ripretinib
Rituxan Hycela™
Rituxan®
Rituximab
Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human Injection
Roferon-A®
Romidepsin
Romiplostim
Roxanol®
Roxicodone®
Rozlytrek™
Rubex®
Rubraca®
Rucaparib
Ruxolitinib
Rybrevant®
Rydapt®
Ryoncil®
Rytelo™
Find Your Cancer Drug - S
Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy
Sancuso®
Sandimmune®
Sandostatin LAR®
Sandostatin®
Sarclisa®
Sargramostim
Scemblix®
Selinexor
Selpercatinib
Sildenafil
Sipuleucel-T
Sirolimus Protein-Bound
SOLU-MEDROL ®
Somatuline® Depot
Sonidegib
Sorafenib
Sotorasib
Sprycel®
Sterapred®
Stivarga®
Streptozocin
Sublimaze®
Sunitinib
Sutent®
Sylatron
Syndros®
Synribo®
Find Your Cancer Drug - T
T-VEC
Tabloid®
Tabrecta®
Tadalafil
Tafasitamab-cxix
Tafinlar®
Tagraxofusp-erzs
Tagrisso®
Talazoparib
Talimogene Laherparepvec
Talquetamab-tgvs
Talvey™
Talzenna®
Tamoxifen
Tarceva®
Targretin®, Oral Formulation
Targretin® Gel Formulation
Tarlatamab-dlle
Tasigna®
Taxol®
Taxotere
Tazemetostat
Tazverik™
Tecartus®
Tecelra®
Tecentriq Hybreza™
Tecentriq®
Teclistamab-cqyv
Tecvayli™
Telotristat
Temodar®, Oral Formulation
Temodar® IV formulation
Temozolomide, Oral Formulation
Temozolomide IV formulation
Temsirolimus
Teniposide
Tepadina®
Tepmetko®
Tepotinib
Tevimbra®
Thalidomide
Thalomid®
TheraCys®
Thioguanine
Thioplex®
Thiotepa
Thymoglobulin®
Tibsovo®
TICE®
Tisagenlecleucel
Tislielizumab-jsgr
Tisotumab Vedotin-tftv
Tivdak™
Tivozanib
Toposar®
Topotecan IV
Topotecan Oral
Toremifene
Toripalimab-tpzi
Torisel®
Totect®
Tovorafenib
Trabectedin
Trametinib
Trastuzumab
Trastuzumab
Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-oysk
Treanda®
Trelstar LA® and Trelstar Depot®
Tremelimumab-actl
Tretinoin
Trexall®
Trifluridine and Tipiracil
Trilaciclib
Triptorelin
Trisenox®
Trodelvy™
Truqap™
Truseltiq™
Tucatinib
Tukysa™
Tykerb®
Find Your Cancer Drug - V
Valchor®
Vandetanib
Vanflyta®
Vardenafil Hydrochloride
VCR
Vectibix®
Velban®
Velcade®
Vemurafenib
Venclexta™
Venetoclax
VePesid®
VePesid®
Verzenio®
Vesanoid®
Viadur®
Viagra®
Vidaza®
Vinblastine
Vincasar PFS®
Vincristine
Vinorelbine
Vismodegib
Vistogard®
Vitrakvi®
Vizimpro®
VM-26
Voranigo™
Vorasidenib
Vorinostat
Votrient®
VP-16
VP-16
Vumon®
Vyloy®
Vyxeos®
Find Your Cancer Drug - Z
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