At the beginning of my career, numerous times per day, we slung Lasix at congestive heart failure (CHF) patients and hurried them to the hospital. They were suffocating and attempting to breathe with ...

Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD Key Takeaways CPAP helps keep airways open and prevents breathing gaps ...

Most people with obstructive sleep apnea — a condition in which normal breathing is regularly interrupted during sleep — are prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine as ...

• Data from France's National Health Data System (SNDS) show that 25% of individuals who initially discontinued their continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy resumed it within the year. • ...

CPAP equipment should be cleaned regularly with soap and hot water or vinegar and water to prevent infections. The use of CPAP sanitizers like SoClean and Lumin may not reduce infection risk and needs ...