Valsalva Maneuver:

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• High Cardiac Output

  A state of elevated cardiac output. Conditions that lower peripheral vascular resistance, such as anemia, arteriovenous fistulas, thyrotoxicosis, and pregnancy, are among the most important ...

• Baroreceptor Reflex

  A negative feedback system which buffers short-term changes in blood pressure. Increased pressure stretches blood vessels which activates PRESSORECEPTORS (baroreceptors) in the vessel walls. The ...

• Venous Pressure

  The blood pressure in a vein. It is usually measured to assess the filling pressure to the ventricle.

• Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2 1.2

  Measurement of rate of airflow during the first liter expired after the first 200 ml have been exhausted during a forced vital capacity determination. Common ...

• Maximal Expiratory Flow Volume Curves

  Curves depicting maximal expiratory flow in liters/second at each point of lung inflation (expressed in liters or percentage of forced vital capacity) during a forced ...

• Venous Blood Pressure

  The blood pressure in a vein. It is usually measured to assess the filling pressure to the ventricle.