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Continuous positive airway pressure

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continuous positive airway pressure
n.
Abbr. CPAP A technique of respiratory therapy for individuals breathing with or without mechanical assistance in which airway pressure is maintained above atmospheric pressure throughout the respiratory cycle by pressurization of the ventilatory circuit.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
A ventilation device that blows a gentle stream of air into the nose during sleep to keep the airway open.
Mentioned in: Sleep Apnea, Snoring

continuous positive airway pressure
a method of medical gas administration in which gas is delivered to the patient at positive pressure in order to hold open alveoli that would normally close at the end of expiration and thereby increase oxygenation, preventing atelectasis, and reduce the work of breathing; abbreviated CPAP. It is used with patients who are breathing spontaneously. When the same principle is used in mechanical ventilation, it is called positive end-expiratory pressure.

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Tokyo, Japan, Nov 2, 2005 - (JCNN) - Teijin Pharma has launched the GoodKnight 420 series of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices for treating sleep apnea syndrome (SAS).
After a trial of continuous positive airway pressure, the patient showed a significant improvement in his sleep parameters.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive air-way pressure (BiPAP) have been observed to improve the exercise performance of patients with obstructive lung disease.
 
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