Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 What does it mean when we say " intrapleural fluid pressure becomes even more SUBATMOSPHERIC " during inspiration... Iam not able to literally understand the term subatmospheric-(((( Please help Jas Sent from my BlackBerry Torch® wireless device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Means: less or lower than that of the atmosphere Rossana On 19 May 2011 15:06, <doctorjasleen@...> wrote: What does it mean when we say " intrapleural fluid pressure becomes even more SUBATMOSPHERIC " during inspiration... Iam not able to literally understand the term subatmospheric-(((( Please help Jas Sent from my BlackBerry Torch® wireless device ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thanks! That was very informative!! Sent from my iPhone On 19 May 2011, at 03:47 PM, doctorjasleen@... wrote: > Thanks rosanna n afra... > > Thanks for such a prompt reply... > > Regards > Jas > Sent from my BlackBerry Torch® wireless device > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Hi Afra,What do you mean by atmospheric pressure is 0mmHg? I thought it was 760mmHg!From: doctorjasleen@... <doctorjasleen@...>Subject: What does this mean???" " < >Date: Thursday, 19 May, 2011, 2:06 PMWhat does it mean when we say " intrapleural fluid pressure becomes even more SUBATMOSPHERIC " during inspiration...Iam not able to literally understand the term subatmospheric-((((Please helpJasSent from my BlackBerry Torch® wireless device------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 You r right that its 760. But it is 760 mmHg at sea level which has a value of zero on the respiratory scale... Source : vander 9th edition page 476 figure 13-12 Regards jas Sent from my BlackBerry Torch® wireless device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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