Tofranil (imipramine): 1  Is generally used in children older than 6 years. 2  Has a success rate of 10 to 50 percent. 3  Starts working in a few days. 4  Is relatively inexpensive. 5  Will likely stop working when the child stops taking the medication.
The peak pressure is the pressure measured by the ventilator in the major airways, and it strongly reflects airways resistance. For example, in acute severe asthma, there is a large gradient between the peak pressure (high) and the plateau pressure (normal). In pressure controlled ventilation, the pressure limit is (usually) the plateau pressure due to the dispersion of gas in inspiration.
plateau pressure in mechanical ventilation, the pressure measured at the proximal airway during an end-inspiratory pause; a reflection of alveolar pressure. pleural pressure the pressure between the visceral pleura and the thoracic pleura in the pleural cavity.