noairtogo - abbreviations and acronyms


		A1AD AAT ABG ABPA ACCP ADL AECB AECOPD AFB AHI AHR AHRF AIP AIR ALI AM AMA AO AOD APAH APB APE API ARDS AREA ARS ARSF ARTI AS- AS+ ASM ATRA ATS AVM	Alpha1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Emphysema Alpha1 Antitrypsin protein Arterial Blood Gases Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis American College of Chest Physicians Activities of Daily Living Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis Acute Exacerbation of COPD Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy Apnea Hypopnea Index Airway Hyperresponsiveness Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Acute Interstitial Pneumonia Alpha1 International Registry Acute Lung Injury Alveolar Macrophage Against Medical Advice Airway/Airflow Obstruction Airway Obstructive Disease Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Acute Pulmonary Blastomycosis Acute Pulmonary Edema Alpha 1-Proteinase Inhibitor Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Aspergillus Related Endobronchial Abnormalities Acute Rejection Score Acute Rejection Score First 6 months Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Asthma Symptoms Negative Asthma Symptoms Positive Airway Smooth Muscle All-Trans Retinoic Acid American Thoracic Society Arteriovenous Malformation
		BA BAC BAE BAL BALF BAS BD BF BFL BHR BiPAP BLT BLVR BMC BMD BO BODE BOOP BOS BP BPD BPM BPT BTS BW Bx	Bronchial Anastomosis Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Bronchial Artery Embolization Bronchoalveolar Lavage Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Bronchial Aspirate Bronchodilator Breathing Frequency Bird Fancier' Lung Bronchial Hyperreactivity Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure Bilateral Lung Transplantation Biologic Lung Volume Reduction Bone Mineral Content Bone Mineral Density Bronchiolitis Obliterans Body mass, Obstruction, Dyspnea, Exercise tolerance Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Blood Pressure BronchoPulmonary Dysplasia Beats Per Minute Bronchial Provocation Test British Thoracic Society Bronchial Washing Biopsy
		CAD CAO CAP CARTI CDA CAT CB CBF CCS Cdyn CF CFA CHF CIP CLD CLRD CMV CO CO2 COAD COLD CONT COP COPD CORD COT C/P CPAP CPFT CPR CPT CRF CRT CSA CSB CSE CSS CSS Cst CT CTD CVA CVD CVD-IP CVID CWD CWP CXR	Coronary Artery Disease Chronic Airway Obstruction Community Acquired Pneumonia Community Acquired Respiratory Tract Infection Currently Diagnosed Asthma Computerized Axial Tomography Chronic Bronchitis Ciliary Beat Frequency Corticosteroids Dynamic Compliance of the Respiratory System Cystic Fibrosis Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis Congestive Heart Failure Chronic Interstitial Pneumonia Chronic Lung Disease Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Cytomegalovirus Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Continuous Oxygen Flow Therapy Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Disease Continuous Oxygen Therapy Cardiopulmonary Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Certified Pulmonary Function Technician Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Chest Physical Therapy Chronic Respiratory Failure Certified Respiratory Therapist Central Sleep Apnea Cheyne-Stokes Breathing Chronic Sputum Expectoration Churg-Strauss Syndrome Closed Suction System Static Compliance of the Respiratory System Computerized Axial Tomography Close To Death Cough Variant Asthma Cardiovascular Disease Interstitial Pneumonia associated with Collagen Vascular Diseases Common Variable Immunodeficiency Chest Wall Deformity Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Chest X-Ray
		DAD DAH DIP DLCO DNI DNR DODS DOE DOT DPAP DPI DPO Dx Dz	Diffuse Alveolar Damage Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia Diffusing Capacity of Carbon Monoxide Do Not Intubate Do Not Resuscitate Demand Oxygen Delivery System Dyspnea On Exertion Directly Observed Therapy Demand Positive Airway Pressure Dry Powder Inhaler Dendriform Pulmonary Ossification Diagnosis Disease

		EA EB EBB EBC EBUS ECG ECHO ECMO EEG EELV EFL EIB EKG ELF EMG EMT eNO ENT EP EPAP ERS ERV ESPB ESS ET ETS EUS EVLW	Esophageal Atresia Eosinophilic Bronchitis Electrobronchial Biopsy Exhaled Breath Condensate Endobronchial Ultrasonography Electrocardiogram Echocardiogram Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator Electroencephalogram End Expiratory Lung Volume Expiratory Flow Limitation Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction Electrocardiogram Epithelial Lining Fluid Electromyogram Emergency Medical Technician exhaled Nitric Oxide Ear, Nose & Throat Eosinophilic Pneumonia Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure European Respiratory Society Expiratory Reserve Volume Endoluminal Stenosis of Proximal Bronchi Epworth Sleepiness Score Endotracheal Tube Environmental Tobacco Smoke Endoscopic Ultrasonography Extravascular Lung Water
		FB FEES FEF FEFMAX FET FEV1 (3,5) FIF FiO2 FIVC FOB FOX FP FPF FRC FVC	Flexible Bronchoscopy Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Forced Expiratory Flow Forced Expiratory Flow at Maximum Effort Forced Expiratory Time (in seconds) Forced Expiratory Volume in the first (3,5) second following maximum inhalation Forced Inspiratory Flow Fraction of Inspired Oxygen Forced Inspiratory Vital Capacity Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Finger (Pulse) Oximetry Fluticasone Propionate Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis Functional Residual Capacity Forced Vital Capacity
		GERD GGO GI GOLD GORD GSH GV	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Ground Glass Opacity GastroIntestinal Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (UK) Glutathione Gas Ventilation

		HAPE HAPH HCVR HEENT HEPA HL HLA HLT HMO HOT HP HPLC HPS HR HRCT HRQOL HRV HSCT HSP	High Altitude Pulmonary Edema High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat High Efficiency Particulate Air (filter or mask) Hilar Lymphadenopathy Human Leukocyte Antigen Heart Lung Transplantation Health Maintenance Organization Home Oxygen Therapy Hypersensitivity Pneumonia (or Pneumonitis) High Performance Liquid Chromatography Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Heart Rate High Resolution CT Scan Health Related Quality of Life Heart Rate Variability Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hypersensitivity Pneumonia (or Pneumonitis)
		IADL IC IC ICC ICS ICS ICU IEI IIP IMT ILD IP IPAH IPD IPF IPH IPV IRV ISABA ISP ITBC ITGV IVC	Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Immunocompromised Inspiratory Capacity Idiopathic Chronic Cough Immotile Cilia Syndrome Inhaled Corticosteroids Intensive Care Unit Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia Inspiratory Muscle Trainer Interstitial Lung Disease Interventional Pulmonology / Pulmonologist Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Intrapulmonary Deposition Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Inspiratory Reserve Volume Inhaled Short-Acting �-Agonists Idiopathic Spontaneous Pneumothorax Intraluminal Typical Bronchial Carcinoid Intrathoracic Gas Volume Inspiratory Vital Capacity
		Kco KS	lung carbon monoxide transfer coefficient Kartagener's Syndrome
		LAAC LABA LAM LAR LCI LIP LIS LLL LOX LPM LPS LRCP LRI LRTI LUL LTGCT LTRAs LTX LVRS	Long Acting Anticholinergics Long Acting Beta Agonists Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Laryngeal Adductor Reflex Lung Clearance Index Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia Lung Injury Score Left Lower Lobe Liquid Oxygen Liters Per Minute (O2 flow rate) Laryngopharyngeal Sensitivity Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Left Upper Lobe Long-Term Glucocorticoid Treatment Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists Lung Transplantation Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
		MAC MAC MAP MBW MCS MDI MDR TB MEF MEF50 MET M/H MIP/MEP MLD MMEFR MNIPPV M/NIPPV MPAP MPE MRI MRSA MT MTB MV MVV	Major Airway Collapse Mycobacterium avium complex Mean systemic Arterial Pressure Multiple Breath inert gas Washout Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Metered Dose Inhaler Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Mid Expiratory Flow Maximal Expiratory Flow at 50% of FVC Metabolic equivalents Medical history Maximal Inspiratory / Expiratory Pressure Mean Lung Density Maximum Mid Expiratory Flow Rate Mouth/Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure Malignant Pleural Effusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Medical Thoracoscopy Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mechanical Ventilation Maximal Voluntary Ventilation
		NAC NAR NBL NBS NC or nc NCPAP NEP NETT NFR NIP NIV NO NOS NOT NPAE NPPV NRT NS NSAID NSCLC NSIP NSW NT	N-acetylcysteine Nasal Airflow Resistance Non-directed Bronchial Lavage Normal Breath Sounds Nasal Cannula Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Negative Expiratory Pressure National Emphysema Treatment Trial Not For Resuscitation Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Non Invasive Ventilation Nitric Oxide Not Otherwise Specified Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Non Pneumonic Acute Exacerbation Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Nicotene Replacement Therapy Not Significant Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Non Small Lung Cell Cancer Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Night Sweats Nasotracheal
		O2 OA OB OCD ODI ODTS OEP OI OLB OLD OLT OR OSA OSAHS OSAS OSS OTC	Oxygen Occupational Asthma Obliterative Bronchiolitis Oxygen Conservation Device Oxygen Desaturation Index Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome Optoelectronic Plethysmography Oxygenation Index Open Lung Biopsy Occupational Lung Disease Orthotopic Lung Transplantation Odds Ratio Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Open Suction System Over-The-Counter (no prescription required)
		PA PAH PaO2 PAP PAP PAP PB PBD PBEC PCD PCO2 PCP PCR PCT PCV PCVID PD20 PDM PDOD PE PE PE PEAP PEEP PEEPt	Pulmonary Artery Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Arterial Oxygen Pressure Positive Airway Pressure Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Pulmonary Artery Pressure Periodic Breathing Pigeon Breeders' Disease Primary Bronchial Epithelial Cell Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide in Blood Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia Polymerase Chain Reaction Percutaneous Tracheostomy Pressure Controlled Ventilation Partial Common Variable Immununodeficiency Provocative dose of methacholine required to produce a 20% fall in FEV1 Pharyngeal Dilator Muscles Pulsed Dose Oxygen Delivery Physical Examination Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Embolism (or Embolus) Positive End Airway Pressure Positive End Expiratory Pressure Total PEEP
		PEFR PEFT Pelast PEP PET PF PF PFM PFR PFT PH pH PI PI PID PIIA PIP PITS PLB PLCH PLE PLV pMDI Pmean PMF PMV	Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Peak Expiratory Flow Time Elastic component of airway pressure Positive Expiratory Pressure Positron Emission Tomography Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary Function Peak Flow Meter Pulmonary Flow Redistribution Pulmonary Function Tests Pulmonary Hypertension (secondary) Measurement of blood alkalinity or acidity Protease Inhibitor Pulmonary Insufficiency Primary ImmunoDeficiency Post Inspiration Inspiratory Activity Peak Inspiratory Pressure Post Intubation Stenosis Pursed Lip Breathing Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Panlobular or panacinar emphysema Partial Liquid Ventilation Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler Mean airway pressure Progressive Massive Fibrosis Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
		PNAE PND PND PO2 POC POD Ppause Ppeak PPH PPV PR PRA Presist PS PSI PSP PSV PT PTLD PTO Ptr PTX PV PVD PVR PVR PVR PY	Pneumonic Acute Exacerbations Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea Post Nasal Drip (or Discharge) Oxygen tension in arterial blood Portable Oxygen Concenrator Post Operative Day Inspiratory pause pressure Peak airway pressure Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Positive Pressure Ventilation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Panel Reactive Antibody Resistive component of airway pressure Pulmonary Valvular Stenosis Pneumonia Severity Index Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Pressure Support Ventilation Physical or Pulmonary Therapy (or Therapist) Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Periodic Trachael Occlusion Tracheal Pressure Pneumothorax Pulmonary Valve Pulmonary Vascular Disease Peripheral Vascular Resistance Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Pulmonary Valve Repair or Replacement Pack Years smoked
		QOL QOL-MV	Quality Of Life Quality of Life after Mechanical Ventilation in the Aged
		R/O RAD RB RB-ILD RCP RDI RDS RER RF RFA Rint RLL RML RMLS RPE RPFT RR RR RRT RSB RSV RT RUL RV RVH RVSP Rx	Rule Out Reactive Airway Disease or Dysfunction Rapid Breathing Respiratory Bronchiolitis-Interstitial Lung Disease Respiratory Care Practitioner Respiratory Disturbance Index Respiratory Distress Syndrome Respiratory Exchange Ratio Respiratory Frequency Radio Frequency Ablation Airway resistance measured by interrupter technique Right Lower Lobe Right Middle Lobe Right Middle Lobe Syndrome Rating of Perceived Exertion Registered Pulmonary Function Technician Relative Risk Respiratory Rate Registered Respiratory Therapist Rapid Shallow Breathing Respiratory Syncytial Virus Respiratory Therapy (or Therapist) Right Upper Lobe Residual Volume Right Ventricle Hypertrophy Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure Treatment or Therapy (prescription)
		SABA SAD SAHS SaO2 SARS SCBA SCD SCLC SDB SEMAS SFD SGRQ SGT SHS SIRS SLB SLT SLTA SMI SMOIL SOB SOFA SP SPH SpO2 SUARS SVC SvO2 Sx	Short-Acting �-agonists Small Airways Disease Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome Arterial blood-oxygen saturation Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Secondary Ciliary Dyskinesia Small Cell Lung Cancer Sleep Disordered Breathing Self Expandable Metallic Airway Stents Symptom-Free Day St George�s Respiratory Questionnaire Surgical Tracheostomy Second Hand Smoke Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Surgical Lung Biopsy Single Lung Transplantation Severe Life-Threatening Asthma Soft Mist Inhaler Smoke from burning oil wells Short Of Breath Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Spontaneous Pneumothorax Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension Pulse oxygen saturation Silent Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Slow Vital Capacity Venous blood-oxygen saturation Symptoms
		TB TBA TBB TBLB TBM TBNA TDI Te TEF TGI THC Ti TIA TLC TLCO TLV TM TNF TOBI TP TPR TS TT TTI TTO2 TX Tx	Tuberculosis Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis Transbronchial Biopsy Transbronchial Lung Biopsy Tracheobronchomalacia Transbronchal Needle Aspiration Transitional Dyspnea Index Expiratory Time Tracheoesophageal Fistula Trachael Gas Insufflation Thoracic Gas Compression Inspiratory Time Transient Ischemic Attack Total Lung Capacity Carbon Monoxide Lung Transfer Factor Total Liquid Ventilation Tracheomalacia Tumor Necrosis Factor Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation Talc Poudrage Temperature, Pulse, Respiration Thoracostomy and Talc Slurry Transtracheal Thoracoscopy with Talc Insufflation Transtracheal Oxygen Transplant Treatment
		UA UAO UARS UIP UNOS URI US UST	Upper Airway Upper Airway Obstruction Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Usual Interstitial Pneumonia United Network for Organ Sharing Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Ultrasound Ultrasound guided Thoracentesis

		VALI VALR VAP VATS VBG VC VCV VD/VT Ve VSD VSM VT VTT VQ Vua	Ventilator Associated Lung Injury Vacuum Assisted Lung Reduction Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Venous Blood Gas Vital Capacity Volume Controlled Ventilation Physiologic Dead Space Minute Volume Ventricular Septal Defect Vascular Smooth Muscle Tidal Volume Voice Tracheostomy Tube Ventilation/Perfusion Scan Airflow through the upper airway

		WLB WOB	White Light Bronchoscopy Work of Breathing

		XP 6MW 6MWD	Transplant (slang) 6-Minute Walk 6-Minute Walk Distance