Difference between revisions of "Auto-CPAP"
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An '''Automatic Positive Airway Pressure device (APAP, Auto-PAP, AutoCPAP)''' automatically titrates, or tunes, the amount of pressure delivered to the patient to the minimum required to maintain an unobstructed airway on a breath-by-breath basis by measuring the resistance in the patient's breathing, thereby giving the patient the precise pressure required at a given moment and avoiding the compromise of fixed pressure. | An '''Automatic Positive Airway Pressure device (APAP, Auto-PAP, AutoCPAP)''' automatically titrates, or tunes, the amount of pressure delivered to the patient to the minimum required to maintain an unobstructed airway on a breath-by-breath basis by measuring the resistance in the patient's breathing, thereby giving the patient the precise pressure required at a given moment and avoiding the compromise of fixed pressure. | ||
[[Category:CPAP technology]][[Category:Medical terms]][[Category:APAP]][[Category:CPAP data]] | [[Category:CPAP technology]][[Category:Medical terms]][[Category:APAP]][[Category:CPAP data]] | ||
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An Automatic Positive Airway Pressure device (APAP, Auto-PAP, AutoCPAP) automatically titrates, or tunes, the amount of pressure delivered to the patient to the minimum required to maintain an unobstructed airway on a breath-by-breath basis by measuring the resistance in the patient's breathing, thereby giving the patient the precise pressure required at a given moment and avoiding the compromise of fixed pressure.
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