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10.6
Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABG | arterial blood gas; analysis of the gases in the blood; used to determine the effectiveness of the lungs in exchanging gases occasionally they use capinally blood from a finger stick, at which point it's known as capillary blood gas (CBG) |
| ARDS | acute repiratory distress syndrome |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPAP | continuous postive airway pressure |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitaion |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CTA | clear to auscultation(when an examination reveals nothing abnormal about a patient's lung) |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
| ETT | endotracheal tube |
| LRTI | lower respiritory tract infection |
| LTB | laryngotracheobronchitis |
| MRI | magnetic resonace imaging |
| OSA | onstructive sleep apnea |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PFT | pumonary function test |
| PSG | polysomnography |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI/URTI | upper respiratory infection, upper respiratory tract infection |
| V/Q | ventilation- perfusion scan |