Newbie Question

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compujas
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Re: Newbie Question

Post by compujas » Sat Jul 01, 2017 4:25 pm

xxyzx wrote:
compujas wrote:
xxyzx wrote:most people breathe just fine at zero which is atmospheric pressure
why do they have trouble breathing at +4 ???
It's a flow rate problem, not just pressure. The machine fixes the flow rate and doesn't allow you to have as much flow rate as you can achieve without a mask. Try breathing atmo pressure air through a tiny straw and see if it's comfortable.
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okay
that makes sense
you breathe
it is not supplying more air
creates a vacuum
harder to breathe

so is a cpap is not really continuous-pap but intermittent pap
or is it just insufficient to keep the pressure continuous at +4

how do patients breathe if they are only on peep in a hospital
I'm not sure what you meant by "only on peep in a hospital".

But yes, cpap is continuous since it keeps blowing even while you're exhaling (though not necessarily at the same pressure/flow rate depending on your flex/bilevel settings). The problem is it's flow rate. It will keep supplying you air, but not fast enough for what you want in order to feel comfortable. Same as the straw analogy...you can breathe in for as long as you want to get the right volume, but it will take you a much longer length of time to get there than if you didn't have the straw.

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Re: Newbie Question

Post by palerider » Sat Jul 01, 2017 4:43 pm

Julie wrote:My snarky answer re 'you try it" was directed at xxyz, not the OP.
learn to quote, and people won't get confused as to who you're snarking at.

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