positive pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpositiveandpressure
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positive
adjective
uk/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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Generally speaking, the region ofpositivepressureis not elliptic.
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Positivepressureventilation was maintained until extubation was deemed feasible.
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Resuscitation was required, including oxygen andpositivepressureventilation.
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All patients were initially ventilated with volume-cycled intermittentpositivepressureventilation.
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One child required a short period of intermittentpositivepressureventilation after the procedure.
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The biofilms were thus exposed to apositivepressurefrom the culture medium.
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Three patients had been onpositivepressureventilation immediately prior to surgery.
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Thepositivepressurewith continuous flow of protected gas inside the body endows the robot with explosion protection capability.
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Thepositivepressuregradient was applied by means of either a centre body or a step on the wall.
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The value is recorded as zero if the infant was not receivingpositivepressuresupport at that time.
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At all levels ofpositivepressureventilation, a fraction of 0.15 of inspired oxygen increased pulmonary vascular resistance.
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The natural lungs were ventilated with apneic oxygenation alone or associated with low frequencypositivepressureventilation.
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I think that we are following up withpositivepressure.
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When compared to that with intermittentpositivepressureventilation, ventilation using external high frequency oscillation increased pulmonary blood flow by 116 + 61.5% (p=0.013).
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The duration of the sampling period was chosen to equal one ventilator cycle to "average" the effects ofpositivepressureventilation.
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Since the prevailing wind is also from the south-west, this approach avoids the potential problem ofpositivepressureon exhaust air vents.
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In one patient, complete atelectasis of both upper lobes occurred just after dilation and could be managed by manualpositivepressureventilation.
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Heavy-ion-induced hydrodynamic motion in lead targets the simulation, an expansion wave with negative pressures propagates through the target behind thepositivepressurepulse.
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In particular, one man's work3 anticipated intermittentpositivepressureventilation, cardiac and respiratory pacemakers and variations upon the theme of circulatory assist devices.
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Six patients were on apositivepressureventilation at the time of surgery because of congestive heart failure and respiratory infections due to syncytial virus.
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In this circumstance, he documented restoration of blood flow to the lungs and, when combined with oxygenation (frompositivepressureventilation), he generated brief signs of reanimation.
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In one patient, however, extreme anteflexion of the probe caused transient airway obstruction both during intermittentpositivepressureventilation, and during ventilation by means of the oscillator.
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Hydropneumopericardium is a very rare condition which may occur after trauma, pericarditis caused by gas-forming organisms, fistulas, or medical procedures such aspositivepressureventilation or endoscopy.
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It would applypositivepressureto try to achieve a freer, more democratic and sounder world.
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