From Canvas (Abbreviations) - Unit 8: The Respiratory System

ABG(s)

arterial blood gas(es)

AFB

acid-fast bacilli (The only AFB of clinical significance are organisms of the genus Mycobacterium, which cause tuberculosis and leprosy.)

AP

anteroposterior ( a directional term, used particularly in X-rays, meaning “from the front to the back”; ie., anteroposterior view of the chest)

ARD

acute respiratory disease (or distress)

ARDS

adult respiratory distress syndrome

ARF

acute respiratory failure

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CO2

carbon dioxide

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema)

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CXR

chest x-ray

DPT

diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus; an immunization given in childhood to prevent these diseases by providing immunity

IPPB

intermittent positive pressure breathing

LLL

left lower lobe (of the lung)

LUL

left upper lobe (of the lung)

O2

oxygen

PA

posteroanterior (a directional term, used particularly in X-rays, meaning “from the back to the front”; ie., posteroanterior view of the chest)

PaCO2

partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in the blood

PaO2

partial pressure of oxygen (O2) dissolved in the blood

PCP

pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

PFT(s)

pulmonary function test(s)

PPD

purified protein derivative; substance used in intradermal test for tuberculosis

R

respiration

RDS

respiratory distress syndrome

RLL

right lower lobe (of the lung)

LML

right middle lobe (of the lung)

RUL

right upper lobe (of the lung)

SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

SOB

shortness of breath

T&A

tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy

TB

tuberculosis

TPR

temperature, pulse, and respiration

TST

tuberculin skin test

URI

upper respiratory infection