abbreviations for respiratory system
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| ABGs | arterial blood gases
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| AFB | acid-fast bacillus--the type of organism that causes tuberculosis
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| BAL | bronchioalveolar lavage
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| Bronch | bronchoscopy
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| CF | cystic fibrosis
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| CO2 | carbon dioxide
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| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--airway obstruction associated with emphysema and chronic bronchitis
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| C&S | culture and sensitivity testing (of sputum)
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| DLco | diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide
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| DOE | dyspnea on exertion
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| FVC | forced vital capacity--amount of gas that can be forcibly and rapidly exhaled after a full inspiration
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| HCO3- | bicarbonate--measured in blood to determine acidity or alkalinity
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| MDI | metered-dose inhaler---used to deliver aerosolized medication to patients
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| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer
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| O2 | oxygen
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| Paco2 | carbon dioxide partial pressure---measure of the amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood
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| Pao2 | oxygen partial pressure--a measure of the amount of oxygen in arterial blood
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| PE | pulmonary embolism
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| PFTs | pulmonary function tests
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| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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| RDS | respiratory distress syndrom---in the newborn infant, condition marked by dyspnea and cyanosis and related to absence of surfactant, a substance that permits normal expansion of lungs; also called hyaline membrane disease
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| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus---common cause of bronchiolitis, broncho-pneumonia, and the common cold, especially in children
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| RV | residual volume--amount of air remaining in lungs at the end of maximal expiration
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| SCLC | small cell lung cancer
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| VATS | video-assisted thoracic surgery (thoracoscopy)
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| VC | vital capacity--equals inspiratory reserve volume plus expiratory reserve volume plus tidal volume
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| V/Q scan | ventilation-perfusion scan--radioactive test of lung ventilation and blood perfusion throughout the lung capillaries (lung scan)
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