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pneumothorax pneumonectomy pulmonary rhinoplasty rhinorrhea sinusitis spirometer expiration respiration atelectasis thoracotomy thoracic tonsillectomy tracheotomy tracheal stenosis TERMINOLOGY empyema anosmia apnea dyspnea hyperpnea tachypnea hemoptysis asphyxia hemothorax pyothorax
complete chest tonsils trachea, wind pipe MEANING condition smell breathing
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ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS ABG AFB ARDS DESCRIPTION arterial blood gas acid fast bacilli acute respiratory distress syndrome
BAL Bronch CF CO2 COPD CPAP CPR C&S CTPA CXR DOE DPT FVC ICU LLL LUL NSCLC OSA PCP PE PEP PEEP PFT PND PPD RDS RLL RSV RUL RV SCLC SOB TB TLC URI VT
bronchioalveolar lavage bronchoscopy cystic fibrosis carbondioxide chronic obstructive pulmonary disease continous positive airway pressure cardiopulmonary resuscitation culture & sensitivity testing computed tomography pulmonary angiography chest x ray dyspnea on exertion diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus forced vital capacity intensive care unit left lower lobe (lung) left upper lobe (lung) non-small cell lung cancer obstructive sleep apnea pneumocystitis pneumonia pulmonary embolism positive expiratory pressure positive end-expiratory pressure pulmonary function test paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea purified protein derivative respiratory distress syndrome right lower lobe respiratory syncytial virus right upper lobe residual volume small cell lung cancer shortness of breath tuberculosis total lung capacity upper respiratory infection tidal volume