I think you have one too many P's in UPPP
PSG..Polysomnography..the sleep test
RT.. Respiratory Therapist
EDS...Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
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04-13-2012, 07:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-13-2012, 07:08 PM by JudgeMental.)
RE: Apnea Acronyms
Paula , here is a couple of possible entries.
I think you have one too many P's in UPPP PSG..Polysomnography..the sleep test RT.. Respiratory Therapist EDS...Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
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RE: Apnea Acronyms
(04-13-2012, 07:07 PM)JudgeMental Wrote: Paula , here is a couple of possible entries. Yeah, I did that on purpose. Don't have the RT. Do have the EDS. --- Updated the list to be alphabetical. And corrected the UPPP. :grin:
PaulaO
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04-13-2012, 07:27 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
(04-13-2012, 05:51 PM)PaulaO2 Wrote: Updated the list in the original post. Huhh? You still have BiPAP listed as a type of exhalation relief. It's not. It's a bilevel PAP machine. I should know, there's one on my night stand. Oh, here's another one ... Not sure if it's appropriate for your list. PRS1 = Philips Respironics System One.
Sleepster
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04-13-2012, 07:37 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
BiPAP is the name of their bi-level machine?
And Bi-Level is the universal name for exhale pressure relief? I had to read FOUR websites to finally get it right just now. So many use BiPAP as the same as Bi-Level. BiPAP is the CPAP version of Xerox. I get it now. Fixing it.
PaulaO
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04-13-2012, 07:46 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
(04-13-2012, 07:37 PM)PaulaO2 Wrote: BiPAP is the name of their bi-level machine? Yes. Quote: And Bi-Level is the universal name for exhale pressure relief? No. Quote:So many use BiPAP as the same as Bi-Level. Yes. Just as many use Kleenex as the same as tissue.
Sleepster
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04-13-2012, 08:06 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
Quote:"VPAP" or "BPAP" (variable/bilevel positive airway pressure) provides two levels of pressure: inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) and a lower expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) for easier exhalation. (Some people use the term BPAP to parallel the terms APAP and CPAP.) Often BPAP is incorrectly referred to as "BiPAP". BiPAP® is the name of a portable ventilator manufactured by Respironics Corporation; it is just one of many ventilators that can deliver BPAP.(source) Everything I read says Bi-Level is a comfort thing, not a treatment thing. Ah, but it's not a universal term. THIS is why an acronym list is a good thing. As long as it is correct!
PaulaO
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04-13-2012, 08:18 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
(04-13-2012, 08:06 PM)PaulaO2 Wrote: Everything I read says Bi-Level is a comfort thing, not a treatment thing. Bilevel machines (for example, BiPAP machines) are a lot more expensive than CPAP machines. My doctor originally prescribed a CPAP and then a few weeks later changed it to a BiPAP to treat my aerophagia. The insurance company paid most of the extra cost. If it were a comfort thing, I can't imagine the insurance company kicking in all that extra money for it. A BiPAP machine raises the pressure to the higher IPAP pressure only when you inhale. Exhalation relief is a far less sophisticated comfort-only feature that lowers the pressure only when you exhale. It's difficult to describe what I'm talking about here, but if I could show you my BiPAP machine in operation, you'd see that it spends far less time at the higher IPAP pressure than does a CPAP with exhalation relief.
Sleepster
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04-13-2012, 08:23 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
I don,t think wikipedia is the best source for cpap info
Phillips Respironics call their bi-level machines BiPAP http://bipaps.respironics.com/
04-13-2012, 08:28 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
I believe our Wiki is correct on this, which states:
Quote:Bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) or Variable positive airway pressure (VPAP) is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mode used during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. It delivers a preset inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) and expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP). BPAP can be described as a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure system with a time-cycled change of the applied CPAP level. CPAP, BPAP and other non-invasive ventilation modes have been shown to be effective management tools for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute respiratory failure. Source: http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php?title=BPAP
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04-13-2012, 08:55 PM
RE: Apnea Acronyms
(04-13-2012, 08:28 PM)SuperSleeper Wrote: I believe our Wiki is correct on this, which states: bipap is a very confusing term along with being a respironics copyrited name. i stuck my old remstar plus m series w/c-flex mfg on 2009-02-26 on my scanner for ya's. it clearly shows bipap on it. not long ago when i was still using it and knew nothing i thought i had a bipap machine, thinking bipap was like bilevel. so it is more than a term for a vent. BiPAP has a copyrite. perhaps legally bipap is a different word and can be used differently. maybe that's what is confusing about it. that's my fly in the ointment story and i'm sticking to it.
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