Valsalva Maneuver
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Introduction
- A forced expiratory effort against a closed airway. The resulting high intrathoracic pressure:
- impedes venous return to the right atrium
- increases intra-abdominal pressure by pushing down on the diaphragm
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References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
