Pressure

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Notes 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

More Specific Terms

• alveolar pressure
• arterial pressure
• atmospheric (barometric) pressure
• blood pressure (BP)
• capillary pressure
• CSF opening pressure
• hydrostatic pressure
• hyperlucency
• intracranial pressure (ICP)
• intraocular pressure (IOP)
• left atrial pressure
• left ventricular pressure
• osmotic pressure
• partial pressure
• pulmonary pressure
• right atrial pressure (RAP)
• right ventricular pressure (RVP)
• urethral pressure
• venous pressure

Introduction

• a force acting in any direction against resistance.
• the force/unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of a container

• Pressure units relative to pascal (Pa) units.

* lbs/cm2     98.07    Pa 
* atm         101,300  Pa     
* torr        133.3    Pa 
* cm H2O      9807     Pa 
* mm Hg       133.3    Pa 
* bar         100,000  Pa  
* dynes/cm2    0.1     Pa

Notes

• includes pressure measurement, this the more general term 'clinical procedure'

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

Additional Terms

• pressure ulcer (decubitus ulcer, bedsore)

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

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