ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome;
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
ABG
AFB
A&P
AP
Arterial blood gases
Acid-fast bacillus
Auscultation and percussion
Anteroposterior (view on chest x-Ray)
BS
Breath sounds
C&S
CF
Culture and sensitivity.
Cystic fibrosis
CO
CO2
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon dioxide
COPD
CPAP
CPR
CXR
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Continuous positive airway pressure.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Chest X-ray.
DOE
ETT
Dyspnea on exertion
Endotracheal tube
FEV1
FIO2
FVC
Forced expiratory volume(in one second)
Fraction(percentage) of inspired oxygen
Forced vital capacity
HMD
Hyaline membrane disease
LLL
LLU
Left lower lobe (of the lung)
Left upper lobe (of the lung)
MDI
Metered dose-inhaler
O2
PA
Oxygen
Posteroanterior (view on chest X-ray)
PCO2
PCP*
PFT
PND
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (also pCO2)
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Pulmonary function test
Paroxysmal noctural dyspnea
PO2
PPD
Partial pressure of oxygen (also pO2)
Packs per day (of cigarettes)
Purified protein derivative(TB test)
RA
RDS
Room air (no supplemental oxygen) Respiratory distress syndrome
RLL
RML
RUL
Right lower lobe (of the lung)
Right middle lobe (of the lung)
Right upper lobe (of the lung)
RRT
Registered respiratory therapist
SARS
SIDS
SOB**
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome
**Shortness of breath
TB
Tuberculosis
TPR
Temperature, pulse, and respiration
URI
Upper respiratory infection
V/Q
Ventilation-perfusion (scan)
*
Abbreviation is still used, but is incorrect.
Now is Pneumocystis jiroveci
**
This abbreviation is still in use, but many hospitals have removed it from their official list of abbreviations.