CPAP vs BiPAP

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  • Created on: 03-12-19 16:24
Effective at increasing CO2 expiration
BiPAP
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Patient still has to breathe using their own respiratory muscles
CPAP
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Delivers air via face mask or nasal mask/cannulae at constant positive pressure during inspiration and expiration
CPAP
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Helps patient take bigger breaths by increasing airflow in inspiration and preventing airway collapse in expiration
BiPAP
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Mainly for type 1 respiratory failure
CPAP
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Commonly used in COPD
BiPAP
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Provides 2 levels of positive pressure with greater pressure during inspiration
BiPAP
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Effective in type 2 respiratory failure
BiPAP
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Splints airways to prevent alveolar collapse
CPAP
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Ventilates
BiPAP
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Useful for patients with fatiguing respiratory muscles
BiPAP
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Useful in acute pulmonary oedema, upper airway collapse and obstructive sleep apnoea
CPAP
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Patient still has to breathe using their own respiratory muscles

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CPAP

Card 3

Front

Delivers air via face mask or nasal mask/cannulae at constant positive pressure during inspiration and expiration

Back

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Card 4

Front

Helps patient take bigger breaths by increasing airflow in inspiration and preventing airway collapse in expiration

Back

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Card 5

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Mainly for type 1 respiratory failure

Back

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