What is "x pap"?

I know what APAP and CPAP are, and just found out what Bi-level is, but what is XPAP?

Thanks!

mountainlvr wrote:I know what APAP and CPAP are, and just found out what Bi-level is, but what is XPAP?

Thanks!

xPAP refers to APAP, CPAP, Bi-Level and any of these types of machines... thus the "X".

x= variable
Used to replace C, A, Bi, or whatever

Edit: I see Paul already answered.

Technically CPAP describes all of the machines, but as soon as someone started saying BiPAP to distinguish the Bi-level machines and APAP to distinguish auto-titrating machines from the constant pressure machines, CPAP became associated with constant pressure function. But CPAP actually stands for continuous positive airway pressure, and that describes all of them.

I sometimes use CPAP to refer to all machines, because it is correct. Unfortunately, communication requires both ends to understand it the same way, and I really should not use CPAP to refer to all machines if people are understanding it differently.

Thank you!!