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1-8 REMSTAR PRO M SERIES USER MANUAL

1.5 GLOSSARY

e following terms and acronyms appear throughout this manual:

TERM/ACRONYM DEFINITION

Active State The state of the device when power is applied, the airﬂow is on, and

the device is providing therapy.

Apnea A condition marked by the cessation of spontaneous breathing.

Auto-Oﬀ When this feature is enabled, the device automatically discontinues

therapy whenever the mask is removed.

Auto-On With this feature, the device automatically initiates therapy when you

begin breathing on the device. This feature is always enabled.

BPM Breaths Per Minute

C-Flex A therapy feature that provides pressure relief during exhalation, if

enabled by your home care provider.

CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

FOSQ Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire – A “quality of life” ques-

tionnaire designed speciﬁcally for people with sleep disorders. The

results allow health care professionals to assess how CPAP therapy has

improved the quality of their patients’ lives.

LPM Liters Per Minute

OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Patient Data Menu The display mode in which you can view certain stored information,

such as therapy usage hours.

Patient Setup Menu The display mode in which you can change patient-adjustable device

settings, such as the ramp starting pressure.

Ramp A feature that may increase patient comfort when therapy is started.

The ramp feature reduces pressure and then gradually increases the

pressure to the prescription setting so you can fall asleep more com-

fortably.

Safe State The state in which the device does not provide therapy. The device

enters this state if an error is detected.

Standby State The state of the device when power is applied but the airﬂow is

turned oﬀ.

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