an acronym for Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure; an alternative therapy to CPAP for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea that allows for choosing a separate respiratory and expiratory pressure.
noninvasive way of delivering continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), with or without oxygen, for the treatment of apnea or chronic lung disease. BiPAP can be used at home with careful monitoring by parents and/or skilled nurses.
An acronym for Bi-level Continuous Positive Air Pressure. This is an advanced variation of a CPAP machine, but uses different air pressures for inhalation and exhalation. These are used when users of CPAP machines have difficulty breathing against the pressure from the machine. In SOME cases, it may reduce stomach bloating due to swallowed air.
(bi-level positive airway pressure) machine: a breathing machine that uses two pressure levels (inspiratory and expiratory) to provide breathing assistance. This machine is often used for patients with sleep apnea or respiratory failure.
Bi-level positive airway (BIPAP) pressure is similar to CPAP, but instead of one continuous pressure, there are two distinct pressure settings involved. One pressure is higher for inspiratory breathing and the second is a lower pressure for expiratory breathing. This helps ventilate an individual's breathing and provides comfort, especially when high pressures are involved.
Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure-used to treat patients with chronic respiratory failure.
(Bi-Level Positive Air Pressure) Positive Inspiratory airway pressure, usually administered through a mask. Helps keep lungs open and increase oxygenation