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 difference in the pressure-volume curves of the lung during inflation and deflation (the lung volume at any given pressure during deflation is larger than during inflation). IRV Inspiratory reserve volume; the difference between VC and FRC. This is the maximal amount of air that can be inspired starting at FRC. Laminar Flow