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Posted by ksleep on May 27, 2004 at 21:18:08:In Reply to: differenct between cpap and bipap? posted by hi on May 27, 2004 at 19:34:30:
CPAP is a continuous pressure. It stays the same throughout the whole breathing cycle. Its function is to keep a constant pressure in the airway so that it will not colapse.
BiPAP has an extra "push" to a higher pressure when the machine feels the patient taking a breath in. The lower pressure is usually set to do the same thing as a CPAP pressure and the higher pressure is to help the patient get a bigger breath than he would normally get by breathing without the "push".
Some people use bilevel to help a patient that doesn't need a "push" use lower prssures than CPAP. This may help a patient tolerate the therapy better.
Hope this helps.
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