| CPAP |
air or oxygen delivered under a small amount of pressure. chronic lung disease (Also called CLD or bronchopulmonary dysplasia.) - a term for long-term respiratory problems in premature babies that results from lung injury from treatments with mechanical ventilators and oxygen. cytomegalovirus (CMV) - a virus related to the herpes virus group of infections.
Ãâó: www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/3453/router.asp
|
|---|---|
| CPAP |
Continuous positive airway pressure provided by a ventilator to keep lungs from collapsing.
Ãâó: www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/edu/icnGlossary.html
|
| CPAP |
A machine used to enhance oxygenation and treat obstructive sleep apnea.
Ãâó: www.iacpr.net/services/glossary_terms.php
|
| CPAP |
a type of therapy used to effectively treat obstructive sleep apnea in which an air compressor forces air through the nose and into the airway by way of a light mask worn over the nose during sleep.
Ãâó: www.sleepcompliance.com/html/glossary.htm
|
| CPAP |
the device used to treat sleep apnea by sending positive airway pressure at a constant, continuous pressure to help keep an open airway, allowing the patient to breathe normally through his/her nose and airway.
Ãâó: www.womenshealthmatters.ca/centres/environmental/c...
|