What is the primary effect of CPAP?

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What is the primary effect of CPAP?

CPAP maintains a constant positive airway pressure throughout the entire breathing cycle, keeping the airways open and supporting the patient’s own, spontaneous breaths. The patient continues to initiate breaths, and tidal volumes are determined by their own effort, not by the device delivering set breaths. It does not deliver breaths with set tidal volumes, it does not provide pressure only during inspiration, and it does not deliver medications via inhalation.

CPAP maintains a constant positive airway pressure throughout the entire breathing cycle, keeping the airways open and supporting the patient’s own, spontaneous breaths. The patient continues to initiate breaths, and tidal volumes are determined by their own effort, not by the device delivering set breaths. It does not deliver breaths with set tidal volumes, it does not provide pressure only during inspiration, and it does not deliver medications via inhalation.

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