BiPAP

abbreviation

ˈbī-ˌpap How to pronounce BiPAP (audio)
variants or BIPAP or less commonly BiPap or BPAP
ˈbē-ˌpap How to pronounce BiPAP (audio)
or BPap
bilevel positive airway pressure
Both CPAP and BiPAP have demonstrated decreased intubation rates for patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema …—Eric Hawkins et al.
By reducing the pressure on expiration, BIPAP lowers the resistance against which the patient must exhale.—Christian Guilleminault and Michael Zupamcic

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BiPAP

abbreviation
variants or BIPAP also BiPap or BPAP or BPap
bilevel positive airway pressure
Both CPAP and BiPAP have demonstrated decreased intubation rates for patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema …—Eric Hawkins et al.
By reducing the pressure on expiration, BIPAP lowers the resistance against which the patient must exhale.—Christian Guilleminault and Michael Zupamcic
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