Orthostatis and the kidney.
Orthostasis, which involves changing from the recumbent to the upright posture, brings the considerable force of gravity to bear on the vascular bed. In man, the distance from the thorax to the mid thigh is approximately 90 cms. Thus a pressure head of 90 cms water develops in the thigh veins which,...
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McGill University
1955
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