Terminology used in the field of mechanical ventilation and respiratory support:

• ASB Assisted Spontaneous Breathing — , also ASV = Assisted Spontaneous Ventilation
• ASV Adaptive Support Ventilation — closed-loop mechanical respiration, a further development of MMV
• PSV Pressure Support Ventilation — supported spontaneous respiration, see also ASB
• APRV Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
• BIPAP Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure
• TNI Therapy with Nasal Insufflation — nasal High-Flow mechanical ventialtion for respiration support
• CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• CPPV Continuous Positive Pressure Ventilation
• EPAP Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure
• CMV Continuous Mandatory Ventilation
• PCMV (P-CMV) Pressure Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
• VCMV (V-CMV) Volume Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
• PC Pressure Control — pressure controlled, fully mechanical ventilation
• PCV Pressure Controlled Ventilation — pressure controlled, fully mechanical ventilation
• VCV Volume Controlled Ventilation — volume controlled, fully mechanical ventilation
• S-CPPV Synchronized Continuous Positive Pressure Ventilation
• HFV High Frequency Ventilation
  • HFPPV High Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation
  • HFOV High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation
  • HFJV High Frequency Jet Ventilation
  • HFFI High Frequency Flow Interruption
• LFPPV Low Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation
• ILV Independent Lung Ventilation — separate sides positive pressure ventilation
• IPAP Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
• IPPV Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation
• S-IPPV Synchronized Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation
• (S)IMV (Synchronized) Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
• MMV Mandatory Minute Volume
• IRV Inversed Ratio Ventilation — mechanical ventilation with switched respiration phases/time rate
• PEEP Positive End-Expiratory Pressure
• PNPV Positive Negative Pressure Ventilation — switching pressure mechanical ventilation
• ZAP Zero Airway Pressure — Spontaneous respiration under Atmospheric pressure
• PPS Proportional Pressure Support
• ATC Automatic Tube Compensation