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| Amount of Air coming in and out of the Lungs during normal volume. |
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| Average Volume Assured Pressure Support. |
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| Automatically adapts to disease progression and changing patient needs while maintaining a target TIDAL VOLUME. |
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| Automatically adjusts Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure. |
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| Ability to maintain backup breath rate based on the patient's own spontaneous breathing. |
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| Allows patient the comfort of complete exhalation, Before the device gives them their Tidal volume. |
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| Breath stacking is a technique you can use regularly for keeping lungs clear of secretions. It is used for people with weakness of the muscles used for breathing. |
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| Hypercapnia, also known as CO2 retention, hypercapnea, and hypercarbia, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood. Carbon dioxide is a gaseous product of the body's metabolism and is normally expelled through the lungs. |
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Qualifying Criteria
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Chronic Respiratory Failure secondary to:
Bronchiectasis
Chronic Bronchitis
COPD
Cystic Fibrosis
Emphysema
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome |
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Neuromuscular Disorders & Thoracic Restrictive Diseases:
ALS
MS
Myopathy
Sarcoidosis
Musculoskeletal deformities |
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Qualifying Criteria
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ABG with a PaC02 Greater than 52%.
PFT with FEV1 50% or lower.
PFT with FEV1/FVC 70% or lower.
SA02 88% at Rest. |
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Part IV |
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Ordering Nocturnal Volume ventilator.
Daytime use to reduce risk of exacerbation.
Home BiPAP insufficient due to severity of patient's condition, absence of respiratory support may lead to death. |
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