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pressure
1) a force acting in any direction against resistance.
2) the force/unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of a container
Pressure units relative to pascal (Pa) units.
pressure conversion factor pascal
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, thus the more general term 'clinical procedure'
Related
pressure ulcer (decubitus ulcer, bedsore)
Specific
airway pressure; respiratory system pressure
alveolar pressure
arterial pressure
atmospheric (barometric) pressure
blood pressure (BP)
capillary pressure
CSF opening pressure
hydrostatic pressure
intracranial pressure (ICP)
intraocular pressure (IOP)
left atrial pressure
left ventricular pressure
osmotic pressure
partial pressure
right atrial pressure (RAP)
right ventricular pressure (RVP)
urethral pressure
venous pressure
General
clinical procedure
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995