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 plateau pressure is the pressure applied (in positive pressure ventilation) to the small airways and alveoli. It is believed that control of the plateau pressure is important, as excessive stretch of alveoli has been implicated as the cause of ventilator induced lung injury.
The cuï¬ pressure pext is increased in small increments, and step 2 is repeated for each. value of pext. 4. The cuï¬ pressure that maximises the amplitude of the oscillations in light intensity is. found, and recorded as pâ.