Word: diaphragmic
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...Says Dr. Hitzig: "There are unusual circumstances under which it is not feasible to remove the patient's clothing to record, blood pressure. The answer is a diaphragm (not bell) stethoscope appropriately positioned on the elbow. The auscultatory systolic blood pressure in the elbow can be confirmed by inflating the cuff and palpating the radial pulse at the wrist. When Mr. Krishna Menon collapsed at the U.N., I applied my blood pressure cuff on top of his clothing. There was a reading of 220 mm. I confirmed this blood pressure again by palpation of the radial pulse...
...rhythm. The healed infarction on the anterolateral wall of the left ventricle was again noted and appeared as an area approximately 2.5 centimeters (nearly one inch) in extent in which the amplitude of the pulsations was diminished. There was no evidence of bulging in the scar. Action of the diaphragm and aortic pulsations were normal...
...tube is a 4-in. pipe, 100 ft. long, with a massive cylindrical chamber at either end. Nearly all the air is pumped out of the tube and one chamber. Then air is pumped into the other chamber, which is sealed off from the tube by a strong metal diaphragm. When the pressure reaches 2,000 Ibs. per sq. in., the diaphragm breaks. High-pressure air rushes into the tube, forming a shock wave whose temperature reaches 15,000° F.-1½ times the temperature of the sun's surface. It passes in a tiny fraction...
...Joan of Arc was put into history," one critic had said grandly, "so that Julie Harris could play the part." However, the play had proved a flop in London with another Joan, and the table talk at Sardi's had it that Julie "hasn't got the diaphragm for these big things, you know...
...legs are strapped together above and below the knees; his wrists are lashed to the strap above his knees. A chest strap hauls him so tightly against the seat back that all breathing motion is confined to his diaphragm. A rubber bite block (equipped with a recording accelerometer) is slipped between his teeth; a helmet visor is latched down in front of his face; a cord is placed in one hand, ready to trigger a movie camera aimed at his face. Then sled and rider are left alone; all hands retire to the safety of the control building or smaller...