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POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE

Specialty Definition: POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE

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Health

A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lung at the end of expiration, thus keeping the alveoli open and improving gas exchange. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE

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Health

Positive end-expiratory pressure is used with mechanical ventilation to keep the air pressure in the trachea at a level that increases the volume of gas remaining in the lung after breathing out (expiration). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 4F 53 49 54 49 56 45      45 4E 44 2D 45 58 50 49 52 41 54 4F 52 59      50 52 45 53 53 55 52 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01001111 01010011 01001001 01010100 01001001 01010110 01000101 00100000 01000101 01001110 01000100 00101101 01000101 01011000 01010000 01001001 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 01011001 00100000 01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01010011 01010101 01010010 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 004F 0053 0049 0054 0049 0056 0045      0045 004E 0044 002D 0045 0058 0050 0049 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 0059      0050 0052 0045 0053 0053 0055 0052 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

50495343544356392394838153958504352355449525925052395353555239

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2. Orthography
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