preload pressure
1Preload (cardiology) — In cardiac physiology, preload is the pressure stretching the ventricle of the heart, [eMedicineDictionary|ventricular+preload] after atrial contraction and subsequent passive filling of the ventricle. If the chamber is not mentioned, it is… …
2Pressure measurement — The construction of a bourdon tube gauge, construction elements are made of brass Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of pressure and vacuum. Instruments used to measure pressure are called pressure gauges or vacuum gauges. A… …
3Pressure volume diagram — Thermodynamics …
4preload — 1. The load to which a muscle is subjected before shortening. 2. SYN: ventricular p.. ventricular p. formerly, the end diastolic pressure stretching the ventricular walls, which determines the end diastolic fiber length at the onset of …
5pressure-volume loops — graphic representations of the pressure within cardiac ventricles as a function of their volumes, recorded over the course of the cardiac cycle under various conditions, such as increased preload or afterload, and used to assess cardiac… …
6Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH …
7Jugular venous pressure — A man with congestive heart failure and marked jugular venous distension. External jugular vein marked by an arrow. The jugular venous pressure (JVP, sometimes referred to as jugular venous pulse) is the indirectly observed pressure over the… …
8Mean arterial pressure — The mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a term used in medicine to describe an average blood pressure in an individual.[1] It is defined as the average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle. Contents 1 Calculation 2 Estimation …
9Pulmonary artery pressure — (PA pressure) is a measure of the blood pressure found in the pulmonary artery. Mean pulmonary arterial pressure is normally 9 18 mmHg.[1] Site Normal pressure range (in mmHg)[2] Central venous pressure 3–8 Right ventricular pressure systolic …
10Pulmonary wedge pressure — Diagram of Pulmonary artery catheter The pulmonary capillary wedge pressure or PCWP (also called the pulmonary wedge pressure or PWP, or pulmonary artery occlusion pressure or PAOP) is the pressure measured by wedging a pulmonary catheter with an …
