Continuous positive airway pressure; CPAP; Bilevel positive airway pressure; BiPAP
References
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Review Date: 09/15/2010
Reviewed By: Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
