Diseases

Intrinsic Positive-Pressure Respiration

Non-therapeutic positive end-expiratory pressure occurring frequently in patients with severe airway obstruction. It can appear with or without the administration of external positive end-expiratory pressure (POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION). It presents an important load on the inspiratory muscles which are operating at a mechanical disadvantage due to hyperinflation. Auto-PEEP may cause profound hypotension that should be treated by intravascular volume expansion, increasing the time for expiration, and/or changing from assist mode to intermittent mandatory ventilation mode. (From Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1127)

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Abstract

Non-therapeutic positive end-expiratory pressure occurring frequently in patients with severe airway obstruction. It can appear with or without the administration of external positive end-expiratory pressure (POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION). It presents an important load on the inspiratory muscles which are operating at a mechanical disadvantage due to hyperinflation. Auto-PEEP may cause profound hypotension that should be treated by intravascular volume expansion, increasing the time for expiration, and/or changing from assist mode to intermittent mandatory ventilation mode. (From Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1127)

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  • Auto-PEEP
  • AutoPEEP
  • Non-Therapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Nontherapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • PEEP, Intrinsic
  • PEEP, Occult
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration, Non-Therapeutic
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration, Nontherapeutic
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration, Occult
  • Respiration, Non-Therapeutic Positive-Pressure
  • Respiration, Nontherapeutic Positive-Pressure
  • Auto PEEP
  • Intrinsic PEEP
  • Non Therapeutic Positive Pressure Respiration
  • Nontherapeutic Positive Pressure Respiration
  • Occult PEEP
  • Occult Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Positive Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic
  • Positive Pressure Respiration, Non Therapeutic
  • Positive Pressure Respiration, Nontherapeutic
  • Positive Pressure Respiration, Occult
  • Respiration, Intrinsic Positive-Pressure
  • Respiration, Non Therapeutic Positive Pressure
  • Respiration, Nontherapeutic Positive Pressure
  • Respiration, Occult Positive-Pressure

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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note category: a type of resp insuff; do not confuse with POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE or PEEP see POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION, a form of artif resp (Cat E)

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Previous Indexing

  • Positive-Pressure Respiration (1982-1994)

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  1. C08w.618.846w.688

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intrinsic Positive-Pressure Respiration. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018467. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018467
  2. Intrinsic Positive-Pressure Respiration. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54912092