What is the meaning of CPAP medical abbreviation?

What does the abbreviation CPAP stand for in medical terms?

The CPAP abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what does the medical abbreviation CPAP mean?

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What is the CPAP medical abbreviation?

In medical field, the CPAP medical abbreviation stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.

CPAP: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

AFB	Acid Fast Bacterium
B-Med	behavioral medicine
BX	Biopsy
C-spine	cervical spine
CHO	carbohydrate
CNE	chronic nervous exhaustion
CP	cleft palate; chest pain; cerebral palsy; cicatricial pemphigoid; cardiopulmonary
CPB	competitive protein binding
CWR	canal wall reconstruction
D/O	Disorder
DAT	diet as tolerated
DAW	dispense as written
DOU	Direct Observation Unit
DRE	Digital Rectal Exam
ENDO	endoscop(y/ic)
FFPE	fresh-frozen paraffin-embedded tissue
FGT	female genital tract
FTND	full term normal delivery
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
Gly	glycine
HCL	Hard Contact Lens
HSP	Henoch Shonlein Purpura
IAW	in accordance with
IPSP	inhibitory postsynaptic potential
ITU	Intensive therapy unit
Ig	immunoglobulin
KCS	keratoconjunctivitis sicca
LAO	left anterior oblique
LOM	loss/limitation of motion
LUL	Left Upper Lobe; also Left Upper Lid
MCC	major complication or comorbidity; motorcycle collision
My	myopia
NC	nasal cannula
NTG	nitroglycerin
O.U.	Both eyes.
OIC	opioid-induced constipation
PAF	paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; platelet activating factor
PIN	prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
POAG	primary open-angle glaucoma
PSVT	paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
S/P	Status Post; also Supra Pubic
SVG	Saphenous Vein Graft
TEA	tetraethylammonium
TNBP	transurethral needle biopsy of prostate
TNS	transcutaneous nerve stimulation
TRALI	transfusion-related acute lung injury
UA or u/a	Urinalysis. A UA is a typical part of a comprehensive physical examination.
etc.	etcetera, and so on
lat.	lateral
qPM	Each evening. As in taking a medicine each evening.
tbc	tubercle bacillus