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.
a unit of pressure equal to 1333.22 dynes/cm2, or 1.33322 millibars. One torr is the pressure required to support a column of mercury 1 mm high when the mercury is of standard density and subjected to standard acceleration. These standard conditions are 0Â° C and 45Â° latitude, where the acceleration of gravity is 980.6 cm/sec2.