AASM CPAP Guidelines questions well answered graded A+

AASM CPAP Guidelines questions well
answered graded A+

All potential PAP titration candidates should receive? - correct answer ✔✔adequate PAP
education, hands-on demonstration, careful mask fitting, and acclimatization prior to titration



PAP

(IPAP and/or EPAP for patients on BPAP)

should be - correct answer ✔✔increased until

the following obstructive respiratory events are eliminated (no spe-

cific order) or the recommended maximum CPAP (IPAP for patients

on BPAP) is reached: apneas, hypopneas, respiratory effort-related

arousals (RERAs), and snoring



The recommended minimum start-

ing CPAP should be - correct answer ✔✔4 cm H2O for pediatric and adult patients



the recommended minimum starting IPAP and EPAP should be - correct answer ✔✔8 cm H2O
and 4 cm H2O, respectively, for pediatric and adult patients on BPAP



The recommended maximum CPAP should be - correct answer ✔✔5 cm H2O (or recommended
maximum IPAP of 20 cm H2O if on BPAP) for pa-tients <12 years,and 20 cm H2O (or
recommended maximum IPAP of 30 cm H2O if on BPAP) for patients ≥12 years.



The recommended minimum IPAP-EPAP - correct answer ✔✔4 cm H2O