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Abreviations

Post by sleepyangel » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:58 pm

Newbie, waitin for my RX but confused with all these abreviations. I got cpap, apap, bipap and then up comes xpap.
is there a link to abreviaitons definations for osd? including the ones on the dr reports.
Thanks for all the good info and suggestions!
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Re: Abreviations

Post by Kiralynx » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:09 pm

sleepyangel wrote:Newbie, waitin for my RX but confused with all these abreviations. I got cpap, apap, bipap and then up comes xpap.
is there a link to abreviaitons definations for osd? including the ones on the dr reports.
Thanks for all the good info and suggestions!
Xpap is a pap of some type, non-specified. Look at the light bulb at the top of the page and browse some of the excellent articles there while you wait for your prescription.

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Re: Abreviations

Post by Songbird » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:23 pm

I know what you're saying, Sleepyangel. All of the abbreviations tend to get my eyes glazing over, too.

There's an article in the Our Wisdom section of the forum (the yellow lightbulb icon, above) that Rested Gal posted. It's called "Selecting Your CPAP Equipment." That article has a link to a thread that's packed with info. The thread is entitled "What's the differences in BIPAP, XPAP, APAP, CFLEX?" and this'll get you there: viewtopic.php?p=56836. Look particularly for Rested Gal's post.

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Re: Abreviations

Post by echo » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:55 pm

Here is another link, also under "Our wisdom" , and it covers the abbrev related to things you'll find on the doctor's report, like AHI, desaturation, etc... our-collective-cpap-wisdom/sleep-apnea- ... tions.html
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Re: Abreviations

Post by GumbyCT » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:37 am

sleepyangel wrote:Newbie, waitin for my RX but confused with all these abreviations. I got cpap, apap, bipap and then up comes xpap.
is there a link to abreviaitons definations for osd? including the ones on the dr reports.
Thanks for all the good info and suggestions!
For Acronyms & Definitions
http://www.sleepnet.com/definition.html

Surprised no one mentioned "Where A CPAP Newbie Should Start" -
viewtopic/t35702/Where-A-CPAP-Newbie-Should-Start.html

Or using Forum Advanced Search feature -
viewtopic/t35702/search.php

Or FAQ - faq.php

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