Valsalva maneuver
Valsalva maneuver A Valsalva maneuver is any attempted exhalation against a closed ... and nose. It is also known as Valsalva's test and Valsalva's method, ...
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Talk:Valsalva maneuver
Talk:Valsalva maneuver The article says that the Valsalva Maneuver is used for a bowel movement. This ... and avoid the deleterious effects of this maneuver -- both for defecation and for childbirth. ...
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Antonio Maria Valsalva
Antonio Maria Valsalva Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666-1723) was an Italian anatomist born ... and he described the aortic sinuses of Valsalva in his writings, published posthumously in 1740. His name is associated with the Valsalva antrum of the ear and the Valsalva maneuver, which is used as a ...
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Stuttering
... area that controls the human body's Valsalva mechanism (see Blocking). Other causes Stutters can ... the closure of the larynx during the Valsalva maneuver—a maneuver commonly used as pressure equalization technique by ... and airplane passengers to avoid barotrauma. The Valsalva maneuver intentionally exploits the Valsalva mechanism, which ...
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Stuttering (Psychology wiki)
... area that controls the human body's Valsalva mechanism (see Blocking). [edit] Other causes Stutters ... the closure of the larynx during the Valsalva maneuver —a maneuver commonly used as pressure equalization technique by ... and airplane passengers to avoid barotrauma . The Valsalva maneuver intentionally exploits the Valsalva mechanism, ...
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Submarines in the United States Navy
... following descriptions omit details which are classified: Valsalva maneuver The first test is for the ability to perform the Valsalva maneuver, named for Antonio Maria Valsalva. If a submarine training candidate cannot ...
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User talk:Mark.murphy
... UtherSRG 22:03, 7 Feb 2004 (UTC) Valsalva maneuver? Hi Mark, Shouldn't Valsva manoeuvre be Valsalva maneuver or Valsalva manoeuvre? The 'maneuver' spelling already has ...
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... No Pulse pressure afer PVC Increased Decreased Valsalva maneuver Decreased intensity of murmur Increased intensity of ... murmur will increase in intensity with any maneuver that decreases the volume of blood in ... standing or the strain phase of a Valsalva maneuver). If dynamic outflow obstruction exists, physical ...
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Barotrauma   (translated from Italian)
... various maneuvers exist, more the notes are valsalva manoeuvre, maneuver of Marcante-Odaglia and maneuver of Toynbee, all are finalized to allow ... advised to already carry out the first maneuver to a meter of depth. In order ... mask must be compensated also: the compensation maneuver consists in expiring one small air ...
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Talk:Defecation
... 15:22, 24 September 2005 (UTC) The Valsalva Maneuver The article says: "During defecation the chest ... s population. The process is called the "Valsalva Maneuver" and has a number of damaging effects ...
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