Pressure control (PC) is a mode of mechanical ventilation alone and a variable within other modes of mechanical ventilation. Pressure control is used...

A pressure regulator is a valve that controls the pressure of a fluid to a desired value, using negative feedback from the controlled pressure. Regulators...

of birth control pills. Blood pressure is classified by two measurements, the systolic (first number) and diastolic (second number) pressures. For most...

control valves may regulate pressure or flow downstream and operate on sophisticated automation systems. Valves have many uses, including controlling...

or other anticoagulant to decrease the risk of future stroke. Blood pressure control may be indicated after TIA to reduce the risk of ischemic stroke. About...

Pressure-controlled ventilation may refer to: Pressure-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation Pressure-controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation...

Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood...

tire-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) monitors the air pressure inside the pneumatic tires on vehicles. A TPMS reports real-time tire-pressure information...

ventilation Pressure controlled continuous mandatory ventilation Pressure controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation Volume controlled intermittent...

requires precise pressure control. Older automatic transmission designs only use a single line pressure control solenoid which modifies pressure across the...

A loss-of-pressure-control accident (LOPA) is a mode of failure for a nuclear reactor that involves the pressure of the confined coolant falling below...

of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed. Modern wells have blowout preventers intended...

effects of strict blood pressure control versus more relaxed blood pressure control in diabetic patients, the clinical control group was the diabetic patients...

above. More advanced exhaust brakes have exhaust pressure modulation (EPM) that controls the back pressure which in turn improves the braking performance...

: 445  Gauge pressure (also spelled gage pressure) is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure. Various units are used to express pressure. Some of these...

Dual-control modes of ventilation are auto-regulated pressure-controlled modes of mechanical ventilation with a user-selected tidal volume target. The...

significantly by use of Tire Pressure Control Systems (TPCS). A TPCS makes it possible to reduce and later restore the tire pressure during continuous vehicle...

the pressure control. A metal gasket is placed between the top of the Christmas tree and the flange to keep in well pressures. A wireline control valve...

Atmospheric pressure, also known as air pressure or barometric pressure (after the barometer), is the pressure within the atmosphere of Earth. The standard...

part of the aorta, and type B, which does not. Prevention is by blood pressure control and smoking cessation. Management of AD depends on the part of the...

instrument is to generate pressure by compressing a sample assembly, which includes a resistance furnace, inside a pressure vessel. Controlled high temperature...

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a pressure control mode of mechanical ventilation that utilizes an inverse ratio ventilation strategy. APRV...

suspension point and pressure seals for the casing strings that run from the bottom of the hole sections to the surface pressure control equipment. While...

relief valve or pressure relief valve (PRV) is a type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system; excessive pressure might otherwise...

Surge control is the use of different techniques and equipment in a hydraulic system to prevent any excessive gain in pressure (also known as a pressure surge)...

oxygen into the lungs, the pressure. In assist control, one of those variables will be controlled by the ventilator, either pressure or volume. Typically,...

breath control variable. If inspiration starts with a preset inspiratory pressure, or if pressure is proportional to inspiratory effort, then the control variable...

to eliminate waste from the body, regulate blood volume and blood pressure, control levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulate blood pH. The...

pressure cooker is a sealed vessel for cooking food with the use of high pressure steam and water or a water-based liquid, a process called pressure cooking...

flow to control inspiration falls under the VC- category. Pressure controlled ventilation is where pressure as a function of time is controlled by the...