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  2. Positive end-expiratory pressure - Wikipedia

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    Decrease in systemic venous return, cardiac output, cardiac index; pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), preload, arterial blood pressure; Increase in: Intrathoracic pressure, RV afterload (CVP and PAP) lung functional residual capacity; Pulmonary barotrauma can be caused. Pulmonary barotrauma is lung injury that results from the ...

  3. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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    Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a mode of respiratory ventilation used in the treatment of sleep apnea.PAP ventilation is also commonly used for those who are critically ill in hospital with respiratory failure, in newborn infants (), and for the prevention and treatment of atelectasis in patients with difficulty taking deep breaths.

  4. Modes of mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Modes of mechanical ventilation are one of the most important aspects of the usage of mechanical ventilation.The mode refers to the method of inspiratory support. In general, mode selection is based on clinician familiarity and institutional preferences, since there is a paucity of evidence indicating that the mode affects clinical outcome.

  5. Intermittent mandatory ventilation - Wikipedia

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    The method for monitoring whether or not the patient is meeting the required minute ventilation (V E) is different per ventilator brand and model, but generally there is a window of time being monitored and a smaller window being checked against that larger window (i.e., in the Dräger Evita® line of mechanical ventilators there is a moving 20 ...

  6. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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    CPAP is the most effective treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, in which the mild pressure from the CPAP prevents the airway from collapsing or becoming blocked. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] CPAP has been shown to be 100% effective at eliminating obstructive sleep apneas in the majority of people who use the therapy according to the ...

  7. Non-invasive ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is the use of breathing support administered through a face mask, nasal mask, or a helmet.Air, usually with added oxygen, is given through the mask under positive pressure; generally the amount of pressure is alternated depending on whether someone is breathing in or out.

  8. Heated humidified high-flow therapy - Wikipedia

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    The development of heated humidified high flow started in 1999 with Vapotherm introducing the concept of high flow use with race horses. [2]High flow was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the early 2000s and used as an alternative to positive airway pressure for treatment of apnea of prematurity in neonates. [3]

  9. Brain natriuretic peptide 32 - Wikipedia

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    The net effect of these peptides is a decrease in blood pressure due to the decrease in systemic vascular resistance and, thus, afterload. Additionally, the actions of both BNP and ANP result in a decrease in cardiac output due to an overall decrease in central venous pressure and preload as a result of the reduction in blood volume that ...