Valsalva maneuver

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Val·sal·va maneuver


[After Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666-1723), Italian anatomist.]

Val•sal′va maneu`ver

(vælˈsæl və)
[after Antonio M. Valsalva (1666–1723), Italian anatomist who devised it]
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In childhood, bronchial asthma, vomiting and Valsalva maneuver are responsible for collection of free air in various anatomical regions.
Neurologic complications of situps associated with the Valsalva maneuver: 2 case reports.
Different methods have been suggested to optimize intraoperative hemostasis, including the Valsalva maneuver, which may display latent bleeding vessels by increasing the venous pressure.
This pathology refers to a congenital fusiform dilatation of the internal jugular vein that appears as a soft and compressible mass in the neck.1 It becomes visible on straining and may be triggered by valsalva maneuver. 2 It is a congenital malformation and is usually encountered in childhood.
Both are performed in conjunction with a Valsalva maneuver, in which the patient blows into a small tube with resistance, "much like trying to blow up a balloon that is hard to blow up," Thompson says.
Most people can clear their ears by pinching their nose and "blowing" (called the Valsalva maneuver) or by chewing gum, swallowing or yawning.
NEW ORLEANS -- A simple postural modification of the standard Valsalva maneuver is now the clearcut evidence-based first-line treatment for supraventricular tachycardia, according to Jeet Mehta, MD, a resident in the combined medicine/pediatrics program at the University of Kansas, Wichita.
A comparative study of HRV during Valsalva maneuver in healthy, hypertensive and hypertensive diabetic subjects.
In another recent investigation, we evaluated the potential influence of breath holding on vessel density measurements using a standardized and extreme form of breath holding, the Valsalva maneuver. (36) Breath holding and the Valsalva maneuver do influence retinal perfusion.
In the evaluation of TPPs obtained after the Valsalva maneuver, there was no statistically significant change for the contralateral side of the deviation (p=0.12), whereas a significant change was observed in the side of deviation (p<0.05) (Table 2).
Those who after conservative measures cannot successfully insufflate with a gentle Valsalva maneuver, preferably after Politzer insufflation, may be considered appropriate candidates for balloon eustachian tuboplasty.
In Valsalva maneuver, closing the nose and mouth while blowing air directs the air to the ETs and is supposed to help the ETs open.