BiPAP, Bilevel positive airway pressure
A BiPAP device is used to assist breathing by providing pressurized air to patients when they breathe in and out. The difference in pressure between inhalation and exhalation keeps the airway open throughout the respiratory cycle. BiPAP, like CPAP, is a noninvasive treatment used to manage sleep apnea and respiratory failure.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "BiPAP, Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746474/all/BiPAP__Bilevel_positive_airway_pressure.
BiPAP, Bilevel positive airway pressure. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746474/all/BiPAP__Bilevel_positive_airway_pressure. Accessed April 27, 2025.
BiPAP, Bilevel positive airway pressure. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746474/all/BiPAP__Bilevel_positive_airway_pressure
BiPAP, Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 27]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746474/all/BiPAP__Bilevel_positive_airway_pressure.
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