acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

 

aerosol therapy

 

air trapping

 

airflow

 

airflow obstruction

 

alveolar volume

 

anosmia

 

aphonia

 

arterial blood gas (ABG)

 

asbestosis

 

aspiration pneumonia

 

assist-controlled mechanical ventilation (ACMV)

 

AutoPap

 

BiPAP

 

bronchial washings

 

bronchiogenic

 

bronchodilator therapy

 

bronchoscopy

 

bronchospasm

 

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

 

CO2

 

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)

 

CPAP titration level was _____ cm of water

 

daytime somnolence

 

diffusing capacity


DLCO (diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide)

 

dyspnea on exertion

 

emphysema

 

empyema

 

endotracheal intubation

 

Epworth sleepiness scale

 

ethmoid sinuses

 

exercise-induced asthma

 

FEF (forced expiratory flow)

 

FEF25-75%

 

FEV1

 

FEV1/FVC

 

fiberoptic bronchoscopy

 

FiO2

 

flow volume loop

 

FRC (functional residual capacity)

 

frontal sinuses

 

FVC

 

ground-glass appearance

 

ground-glass opacification

 

hand-held nebulizer

 

hemoptysis

 

hypercapnia

 

hyperinflation

 

hyperpnea

 

hypoxemia

 

hypoxia

 

ILD (interstitial lung disease)

 

incentive spirometry

 

inhaled corticosteroid

 

IPF (interstitial pulmonary fibrosis)

 

IPPV (intermittent positive pressure ventilation)

 

lingula

 

maxillary sinuses

 

maximum voluntary ventilation

 

MDI (metered-dose inhaler)

 

MVV (maximum voluntary ventilation)

 

nocturnal polysomnography

 

nonrebreathing mask

 

O2

 

obstructive defect

 

obstructive impairment

 

obstructive lung disease

 

orthopnea

 

OSA (obstructive sleep apnea)

 

overnight oximetry

 

parenchyma

 

parenchymal

 

PCO2

 

PEEP (positive end-expiratory pressure)

 

PFTs (pulmonary function tests)

 

PND (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea)

 

Pneumocystis carinii

 

Pneumovax

 

PO2

 

polysomnography

 

PPD (tuberculosis test)

 

PSG (polysomnography)

 

pulmonary artery wedge pressure

 

pulmonary capillary wedge pressure

 

pulmonary hypertension

 

rebreathing mask

 

restrictive impairment

 

saturations on room air

 

sawtooth pattern

 

Shiley tracheostomy tube

 

silicosis

 

sleep disordered breathing

 

somnolence

 

spirometry

 

steroids with taper

 

three-pillow orthopnea

 

tidal volume

 

TLC (total lung capacity)

 

TLV (total lung volume)

 

tracheostomy cuff

 

tracheostomy stoma

 

two-pillow orthopnea

 

updraft treatment

 

Venti mask

 

ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scan

 

Wegener granulomatosis

 

witnessed apneas

 

work of breathing (e.g., increased work of breathing)