lower body negative pressure

Preferred Label : lower body negative pressure;

MeSH definition : External decompression applied to the lower body. It is used to study orthostatic intolerance and the effects of gravitation and acceleration, to produce simulated hemorrhage in physiologic research, to assess cardiovascular function, and to reduce abdominal stress during childbirth.;

MeSH synonym : lbnp; abdominal decompression; decompression, abdominal;

MeSH annotation : external decompression applied to the lower body; used in physiol research & ther;

Details

Origin ID

D008150;

UMLS CUI

C0024047;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Negative lower body pressure physiologic challenge (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- lower body negative pressure [MeSH concept]
See also
- fluid shifts [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Negative lower body pressure physiologic challenge (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]

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