NPA

abbreviation for (Journalism & Publishing) Newspaper Publishers' Association

Thesaurus

Noun

NPA - a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the PhilippinesNew People's Armyact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fearSparrow Unit - a hit squad of the New People's Army in the PhilippinesPhilippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946

NPA

(1) (Numbering Plan Area) The telephone area code system in use in the U.S., Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and islands in the Caribbean. See NPA code.

(2) (Network Professional Association, San Diego, CA, www.npanet.org) A membership organization founded in 1994 that is dedicated to advancing computer professionals who specialize in networking. It developed and funded the Certified Network Professional examination, the leading non-vendor examination in network technology. The NPA evolved out of the CNE Professional Association (CNEPA), which was formed in 1990. See CNP.

NPA

National Perinatal Association.

NPA

Abbreviation for:
nasopharyngeal airway
nasopharyngeal aspirate
National Pharmaceutical Association
National Pharmacy Association
National Pig Association
National Prostate Association
near field accommodation
neutral protease activity
Nurse Practice Act

nPA

Novel plasminogen activator Cardiology A thrombytic that dissolves clots and restores coronary blood flow in Pts with an acute MI. See InTIME trials, Lanoteplase, tPA.

airway

(ar'wa?) 1. A natural passage for air to enter and exit the lungs.2. A device to prevent or correct an obstructed respiratory passage, esp. one inserted into the trachea and used during anesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An open airway is essential to oxygenation and ventilation. Methods for opening the airway are described in the following entries: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; chin-lift airway technique, head tilt; jaw thrust; tracheostomy. The following subentries highlight commonly used airways in advanced cardiac life support. None of them have been proven to enhance the survival of patients who suffer sudden death in the field. See: jaw thrust

CAUTION!

If a patient has a mechanism of injury involving potential trauma to the clavicles or above, the airway should be opened only with the jaw thrust maneuver.

Combitube airway

A trademark for a dual-lumen airway consisting of a tracheal tube linked to an esophageal tube. It may be inserted blindly into the oropharynx as an airway control device when an endotracheal tube is not available or when tracheal intubation with direct visualization of the vocal cords is challenging.

difficult airway

An airway that is challenging or impossible to intubate. Intubation is increasingly difficult in: older patients, patients with head or neck trauma, obese patients, and patients with craniofacial abnormalities.

esophageal gastric tube airway

Abbreviation: EGTA
esophageal obturator airway.

esophageal obturator airway

Abbreviation: EOA
An airway device (formerly used in EMS systems) consisting of an esophageal tube with a 37-cm long tube attached to a mask. To be effective, the device requires an airtight mask seal on the patient’s face. A balloon at the distal end of the tube is inflated following blind insertion into the esophagus. The device reduces the likelihood of regurgitation and aspiration of stomach contents and indirectly ventilates the lungs.

CAUTION!

Most emergency service agencies have replaced this device by more-advanced airway devices. Synonym: esophageal gastric tube airway

laryngeal mask airway

Abbreviation: LMA
An airway that can be blindly inserted into the hypopharynx to use when advanced airway control is needed during procedures that require brief anesthesia. It consists of an airway tube with a proximal cuff, which holds the middle of the tube in place at the base of the tongue, and a distal cuff to fix the end of the tube in the trachea.

CAUTION!

It should not be used in patients at high risk of aspiration. Synonym: laryngeal tracheal airway

laryngeal tracheal airway

Abbreviation: LTA
Laryngeal mask airway.

NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY: A nasopharyngeal airway in proper position

nasopharyngeal airway

Abbreviation: NPA
A soft, flexible, uncuffed tube placed through the nasal passages so that the distal tip rests in the nasopharynx. It is used to maintain the free passage of air to and from the lungs in patients with facial trauma or lockjaw or in nearly comatose patients who are breathing spontaneously. Before the tube is inserted, the proper length is determined by comparing it to the distance from the tip of the patient's nose to the earlobe. The diameter should match that of the patient's pinkie. Nasopharyngeal airways are often used by respiratory therapists to reduce the trauma from repetitive nasotracheal suctioning. Synonym: nasal trumpetillustration;

CAUTION!

Bleeding from the nasopharynx may occur during emergency placement of this airway. illustration

OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY: An oropharyngeal airway in place

oropharyngeal airway

Abbreviation: OPA
A curved plastic device used to establish an airway in a patient by displacing the tongue from the posterior wall of the oropharynx. The device should be equal in length to the distance either from the corner of the mouth to the earlobe or from the center of the mouth to the angle of the jaw. It has a flange on the end that remains outside the mouth to keep it from being swallowed or aspirated. This device is used only in unconscious patients who do not have a gag reflex.cardiopulmonary resuscitation; illustration;

CAUTION!

The head of an unconscious patient should be stabilized before the airway is inserted to reduce the likelihood of cervical spinal cord injury and paralysis.

supraglottic airway

Supralaryngeal airway.

supralaryngeal airway

A device used as an alternative to tracheal intubation in the ventilation of the critically ill. It contains both an esophageal and a tracheal lumen and may be inserted without visualization of the vocal cords. Synonym: supraglottic airway

NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY: A nasopharyngeal airway in proper position

nasopharyngeal airway

CAUTION!

Bleeding from the nasopharynx may occur during emergency placement of this airway. illustrationSee also: airway

NPA

Acronym	Definition
NPA➣Newspaper Publishers Association
NPA➣Numbering Plan Area (telephony, the so-called Area Code)
NPA➣Non Performing Assets
NPA➣NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Phonetic Alphabet
NPA➣New People's Army (Philippines)
NPA➣Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (French political party)
NPA➣Norwegian People's Aid
NPA➣Non-Prosecution Agreement (crimes)
NPA➣Nutrition and Physical Activity (various organizations)
NPA➣Notice of Proposed Amendment
NPA➣Non-Precision Approach
NPA➣New Public Administration (concept)
NPA➣National Pigeon Association
NPA➣National Parking Association
NPA➣Not Paying Attention
NPA➣National Production Authority (USA)
NPA➣National Partnership Agreement (various locations)
NPA➣National Ports Authority
NPA➣National Plan of Action for Children (various locations)
NPA➣Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (FCC)
NPA➣Nasopharyngeal Aspirate (medical procedure)
NPA➣Nursing Practice Act (various states)
NPA➣National Protected Area
NPA➣Number Portability Area
NPA➣Numbering Plan Area
NPA➣Network Point of Attachment
NPA➣Netware Peripheral Architecture
NPA➣No Permanent Address
NPA➣Notional Principal Amount
NPA➣Nulle Part Ailleurs
NPA➣Non Partisan Association (political party)
NPA➣National Park Area (various locations)
NPA➣Normal Pension Age
NPA➣New Product Announcement
NPA➣New Partnership Agreement (various organizations)
NPA➣National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (US DHHS)
NPA➣National Pharmaceutical Association
NPA➣Northwest Perennial Alliance (nonprofit gardening organizations in Washington state)
NPA➣National Powersport Auctions (Poway, CA)
NPA➣New Product Approval
NPA➣Network Professional Association (self-regulating, non-profit association of network computing professionals)
NPA➣National Particleboard Association (Gaithersburg, MD)
NPA➣North Perry Airport (Hollywood, FL)
NPA➣National Pediculosis Association
NPA➣National Prescription Audit
NPA➣Never Paint Again (UK)
NPA➣Northland Preparatory Academy (Flagstaff, AZ)
NPA➣National Personnel Associates (Grand Rapids, MI)
NPA➣National Planning Agency (various organizations)
NPA➣National Perinatal Association
NPA➣Non-Public Assistance (various locations)
NPA➣Neighborhood Planning Area (various locations)
NPA➣National Pasta Association (Washington, DC)
NPA➣Notice of Proposed Assessment
NPA➣Non-Profit Agency
NPA➣Northern Pipeline Agency (Canada)
NPA➣National Performing Arts (various locations)
NPA➣National Priority Area (various locations)
NPA➣No Political Affiliation
NPA➣New Partnership Approach
NPA➣Notification of Personnel Action (US Army)
NPA➣National Policy Association
NPA➣No Police Action
NPA➣Non Precision Approaches (aviation)
NPA➣National Pilots Association
NPA➣New Product Application
NPA➣Nippon Pulse America (Nippon Pulse Motor Co., Ltd.)
NPA➣Numéro Postal d'Acheminement (French: Postal Code, Switzerland)
NPA➣Network Provider Access
NPA➣National Paperbox Association
NPA➣Northern Prospectors Association (Canada)
NPA➣Newspaper Preservation Actof 1970
NPA➣Network Printing Alliance
NPA➣Net Punting Average (football)
NPA➣New Pioneers Awards
NPA➣National Paralegal Association
NPA➣National Parenting Association
NPA➣Nordic Planetarium Association
NPA➣National Pathways Association
NPA➣Nanopyramid Array
NPA➣Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (Pittston, PA)
NPA➣Non-Partisan Alliance (Canada)
NPA➣Net Pay Advice
NPA➣National Porn Association
NPA➣Near Point of Accommodation (ophthalmology)
NPA➣Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL (ICAO Airport Code)
NPA➣Network Planning Area
NPA➣Nantes Poker Association (Nantes, France)
NPA➣Nuclear Physics Apparatus
NPA➣National Patent Association
NPA➣Naso Pharyngeal Airway
NPA➣National Phreaks Association
NPA➣National Prostate Association
NPA➣Netherlands Police Academy
NPA➣National Pharmacopoeia Authorities (WHO)
NPA➣Network Programmers Association
NPA➣Postal Affairs Section Publications (US Navy)
NPA➣Naval Procurement Account (US Navy)
NPA➣Nurse Practitioner Alternatives, Inc.
NPA➣Normal Production Allowance
NPA➣NATO Participation Act of 1994
NPA➣NEPO-PA - North Eastern Probe Owners, Pennsylvania Chapter
NPA➣Network Program Analysis
NPA➣Nut Processors Association
NPA➣Non Published Area
NPA➣Northwest Pharmacists Association
NPA➣None Portable Apparatus
NPA➣Network Project Area
NPA➣Non Personal Account (banking)
NPA➣National Procrastinators Association

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airway

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Combitube airway

difficult airway

esophageal gastric tube airway

esophageal obturator airway

CAUTION!

laryngeal mask airway

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laryngeal tracheal airway

nasopharyngeal airway

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oropharyngeal airway

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supraglottic airway

supralaryngeal airway

nasopharyngeal airway

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Synonyms for NPA

noun a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines

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