Category:Positive airway pressure

**positive airway pressure**
	mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration
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English: Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a method of respiratory ventilation used primarily in the treatment of sleep apnea, for which it was first developed. (→Positive airway pressure)

Italiano: La ventilazione meccanica a pressione positiva delle vie aeree (in inglese PAP, acronimo di Positive airway pressure) è un metodo di ventilazione respiratoria utilizzato principalmente nel trattamento delle apnee nel sonno, sistema per il quale in principio venne sviluppato. (→CPAP)

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Bilevel positive airway pressure‎ (2 F)

C

Continuous positive airway pressure‎ (34 F)

Media in category "Positive airway pressure"

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This is used to treat certain types of sleep apnea. (7355393770).jpg 1,365 × 2,048; 899 KB
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