TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Glossary of Accepted Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms A1 - Lechner, Andrew J. A1 - Matuschak, George M. A1 - Brink, David S. PY - 2012 T2 - Respiratory: An Integrated Approach to Disease AB - Table Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintPreferred terms or phrasePreferred shorthand (and units)Anatomical structuresanterior junction line (on an x-ray)AJLaortic archAAazygos veinAVblood-brain barrierBBBbronchopleuralBPcaudal ventral respiratory group neuronscVRGcerebrospinal fluidCSFcostophrenic angleCPAcranial nerves IX, X, etcCN-IX, CN-Xdescending (or dorsal) aortaDAdorsal respiratory group neuronsDRGductus arteriosus, patentPDAextracellular fluidECFforamen ovale (patent)FO (PFO)inferior vena cavaIVCinfrahilar window (on a lateral chest x-ray)IHlaryngotracheoesophageal cleftLTECleft atriumLAleft diaphragmLDleft interlobar pulmonary arteryLIPAleft mainstem bronchusLMBleft pulmonary arteryLPAleft upper lobe of the lungLULleft ventricleLVlower respiratory tractLRTnucleus tractus solitariiNTSpericiliary layer of aqueous or "sol"PCLphalangeal joints: distal inter-, proximal inter-DIP, PIPphalangeal joint, metacarpo-MCPposterior costophrenic angle (on lateral x-rays)PCPAproximal left pulmonary arteryPLPApulmonary arteryPApulmonary veinPVrapidly adapting receptor(s)RAR(s)retrosternal space (as on an x-ray)RSright atriumRAright diaphragmRDright interlobar pulmonary arteryRIPAright paratracheal stripe (on an AP x-ray)RPSright pulmonary arteryRPAright upper lobe of the lungRULright ventricleRV (regrettably, same as residual volume)rostral ventral respiratory group neuronsrVRGslowly adapting stretch receptor(s)SAR(s)superior vena cavaSVCtracheaTRA (on an x-ray)tracheoesophageal fistula(e)TEFupper respiratory tractURTBiologicals, chemicals, cells, cytokines, and reagentsactivated clotting Factor VFactor Vaalpha1 proteinase inhibitorα1-PIangiotensin converting enzymeACEargon (inert gas)ArATP-binding cassette protein member A3 geneABCA3bicarbonate anionHCO−3bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2BMPR2brain natriuretic peptideBNPcarbohydrate recognition domain(s)CRD(s)carbon dioxideCO2carbon monoxideCOcarbonic acidH2CO3carbonic anhydraseCAchloride anionCl−concentration of substance "Xy"[Xy] (units in parentheses)dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, in surfactantDPPCepidermal growth factorEGFerythropoietinEPOferric iron, as in methemoglobinFe3+ferrous iron, as in hemoglobinFe2+granulocyte colony-stimulating factorG-CSFgranulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factorGM-CSFhelium (inert gas)Hehelium-oxygen breathing mixtureHelioxhydroxyl radical·OHhypochlorite ionOCl−immunoglobulins A, E, G, MIgA, IgE, IgG, IgMinsulin-like growth factor-1IGF-1interleukin 1β, 6, 8, 10, etcIL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10kilodaltons (of molecular weight)KDalamellar bodies (of surfactant)LBlong-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist(s)LABA(s)low-molecular weight heparinLMWHmembrane spanning domainsMSDmolecular weight (or mass)MWmuscarinic type 3 (receptors)M3myoglobinMbneuron-specific enolaseNSEneutrophil(s), polymorphonuclearPMN(s)nitric oxideNOnitric oxide synthase (inducible)NOS (iNOS)nonsteroidal anti-infl ammatory drug(s)NSAID(s)normal sterile saline (0.9% NaCl)NSnucleotide binding domain(s)NBD(s)oxygen, molecularO2peroxynitriteONOO−phosphatidylethanolamine, in surfactantPEtphosphatidylglycerol, in surfactantPGphosphatidylinositol, in surfactantPIphosphatidylserine, in surfactantPSplatelet activating factorPAFplatelet-derived growth factorPDGFproton, free as in acid solutionH+ or [H+]purified protein derivative (for TB skin test)PPDreactive nitrogen speciesRNSreactive oxygen speciesROSrecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorrt-PAsex hormone binding globulin-1SHBG-1superoxide anion·O−2surfactant associated proteins A, B, C, DSP-A, SP-B, SP-C, SP-Dtechnetium, radiolabeled99Tc (most common radioisotope)transforming growth factor-betaTGF-βtumor necrosis factor-alphaTNF-α2,3-diphosphoglycerate2,3-DPGunfractionated heparinUFH or UF Heparinxenon, inert gas, radiolabeled133Xe (most common radioisotope)Blood, RBC, and hemoglobin-relatedcarbaminohemoglobinHbCO2carboxyhemoglobinHbCOhemoglobin A, F, S, etcHb-A, Hb-F, Hb-Shematocrit or packed red cell volumehct (%)hemoglobin concentration in blood[Hb] (g/dL or g%)mean red cell hemoglobin concentrationMCHC (%)mean red cell hemoglobin contentMCH (pg/cell)mean red cell volumeMCV (fL or μm3)methemoglobinmetHboxygen dissociation curveODCpH, arterial or mixed venouspHa, pHv̄red blood cell(s)RBC(s)red cell count in whole blood#RBC/μLDiagnostic techniques, procedures, professional entities, and locationsacid-fast bacillus (organisms), stainAFB, AFB stainactivated partial thromboplastin timeaPTT (sec)adaptive support servo-ventilationASVAmerican College of Sports MedicineACSMAmerican Thoracic Society (guidelines, etc)ATSanteriorñposterior or anteroposterior (as a view)APanti-neutrophil cystoplasmic antibody (study)ANCAarterial blood gas sampleABG(s)average volume-assured pressure support ventAVAPSbilevel positive airway pressure ventilationBiPAPbronchoalveolar lavage (fluid)BAL (BALF)Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDCcolony-forming unit(s), as of bacteriaCFUcomputed tomographyCTcontinuous positive airway pressure ventilationCPAPdirectly observed therapy (as for TB treatment)DOTelectrocardiogram, electrocardiographyECGemergency room, emergency departmentER, EDEnvironmental Protection AgencyEPAEuropean Respiratory Society (guidelines, etc)ERSextracorporeal membrane oxygenationECMOfluorescence polarizationFPfoam stability index (of surfactant)FSIfractional excretion of nitric oxideFeNOgenioglossus advancement + hyoid myotomy + suspensionGAHMSGlobal Initiative for Obstructive Lung DiseaseGOLDhigh resolution computed tomographyHRCTimmunoreactive trypsinogenIRTinspiratory positive airway pressure ventilationIPAPintensive care unitICUinternational normalized ratio (for coag assays)INRlaser-assisted uvulopalatoplastyLAUPlecithin/sphingomyelin ratio (amniotic)L/Slikelihood ratio, positive or negative+LR, −LRlower limit(s) of normal rangeLLNmagnetic resonance imaging, functionalMRI, ... 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