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  • Thumbnail for Ankle–brachial pressure index
    (ABPI) or ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the blood pressure at the ankle to the blood pressure in the upper arm (brachium). Compared to the arm...
    16 KB (1,734 words) - 16:30, 28 August 2023
  • walls of arteriosclerosis do not compress with pressure normally, the blood pressure reading is theoretically higher than the true intra-arterial measurement...
    4 KB (403 words) - 10:18, 8 February 2024
  • as colloid and crystalloid solutions (salt solutions)—will raise the blood pressure without any direct vasopressor activity. Packed red blood cells, plasma...
    4 KB (306 words) - 14:29, 17 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Midodrine
    Midodrine is a vasopressor/antihypotensive agent (it raises the blood pressure). Midodrine was approved in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration...
    13 KB (1,046 words) - 15:49, 1 July 2024
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    restoration of blood volume and for administration of glucose and drugs. The blood pressure inside the umbilical vein is approximately 20 mmHg. The unpaired umbilical...
    5 KB (515 words) - 14:49, 2 May 2024
  • external and internal carotids) and in the aortic arch. They sense the blood pressure and relay the information to the brain, so that a proper blood pressure...
    8 KB (1,098 words) - 18:01, 13 July 2024
  • Portal venous pressure is the blood pressure in the hepatic portal vein, and is normally between 5-10 mmHg. Raised portal venous pressure is termed portal...
    4 KB (392 words) - 17:11, 22 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Right atrial pressure
    Right atrial pressure (RAP) is the blood pressure in the right atrium of the heart. RAP reflects the amount of blood returning to the heart and the ability...
    3 KB (215 words) - 15:26, 5 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Brachial artery
    and sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff), often used to measure the blood pressure. The brachial artery is closely related to the median nerve; in proximal...
    5 KB (470 words) - 09:28, 17 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hypertension
    as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. High blood pressure usually...
    126 KB (13,276 words) - 00:40, 25 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Central venous pressure
    Central venous pressure (CVP) is the blood pressure in the venae cavae, near the right atrium of the heart. CVP reflects the amount of blood returning...
    6 KB (642 words) - 15:26, 5 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Subconjunctival bleeding
    "bearing down" during childbirth, as these activities can increase the blood pressure in the vascular systems supplying the conjunctiva. Other causes include...
    8 KB (636 words) - 22:02, 19 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ultrafiltration (kidney)
    ultrafiltration takes place in a hemofilter on the hemodialysis machines, when the blood pressure is greater than the dialysate pressure (difference = transmembrane...
    4 KB (464 words) - 02:23, 12 December 2023
  • pulse pressure, the middle finger is used get a crude estimate of the blood pressure, and the finger most distal to the heart (usually the ring finger)...
    20 KB (2,339 words) - 10:57, 18 June 2024
  • Central aortic blood pressure (CAP or CASP) is the blood pressure at the root of aorta. Studies have shown the importance of central aortic pressure, especially...
    9 KB (841 words) - 21:41, 3 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Blood pressure
    fetal blood pressure to drive blood through the fetal circulation. The blood pressure in the fetal aorta is approximately 30 mmHg at 20 weeks of gestation...
    85 KB (9,165 words) - 20:24, 27 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lercanidipine
    allowing the blood to circulate more freely around the body. This lowers the blood pressure and allows the heart to work more efficiently. The drug acts more...
    15 KB (1,415 words) - 13:41, 16 April 2024
  • palpated at the radial pulse. It results from an accentuated decrease of the blood pressure, which leads to the (radial) pulse not being palpable and may be accompanied...
    13 KB (1,536 words) - 00:38, 11 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Heat syncope
    practitioner will test the blood pressure of the patient, and the pulse. If the patient is experiencing heat syncope the blood pressure will be low, and the...
    5 KB (474 words) - 22:51, 17 November 2023
  • substances. Vasoactive drug therapy is typically used when a patient has the blood pressure and heart rate monitored constantly. The dosage is typically titrated...
    3 KB (259 words) - 20:59, 27 November 2020
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