A-a gradient

A-a gradient

A-a PO2 gradient

ABG (arterial blood gas)

ABG (arterial blood gas)

acid-base balance

acid-fast bacillus (AFB)

Adam's apple

adenoid hypertrophy

adenoidectomy

adenoids

adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

AFB (acid-fast bacillus)

allergic rhinitis

alveolar

alveolar-arterial PO2

alveoli

alveolus

anosmia

anthracosis

apex of the lung

aphonia

apical

apnea

apneic

ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome)

arterial blood gas (ABG)

asbestosis

asphyxia

aspiration pneumonia

assist/control mode ventilation

asthma

asthmatic bronchitis

atelectasis

auscultation

bacilli

base excess

base excess

bicarbonate (HCO3)

bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP)

BiPAP (bi-level positive airway pressure)

bronchial washings

bronchiectasis

bronchiogenic

bronchiole

bronchiolitis

bronchoadenitis

bronchoalveolar

bronchoconstrictor

bronchodilatation

bronchodilation

bronchodilator

bronchoesophageal

bronchogenic carcinoma

bronchopulmonary

bronchoscopy

bronchospasm

bronchovesicular

byssinosis

carbon dioxide

carboxyhemoglobin

carboxyhemoglobin

chest tomograms

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

chronic bronchitis

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

cilia

CO2

compensated

continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

cor pulmonale

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)

crackle

crepitus

cricoid cartilage

cricopharyngeal

cricothyroid

croup

cyanosis

cystic fibrosis

diaphragm

diffuse capacity of lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO)

diphtheria

dysphonia

dyspnea

dyspneic

emphysema

emphysematous

empyema

endotracheal intubation

epiglottis

epiglottitis

epistaxis

expectoration

expiratory

expiratory time

FEF (forced expiratory flow)

FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in one second)

FEV1:FVC ratio (forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity ratio)

FiO2

flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy

flow volume loop

flow volume loop

forced expiratory flow (FEF)

forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)

FRC (functional residual capacity)

functional residual capacity (FRC)

FVC (forced vital capacity)

FVC (forced vital capacity)

glottis

hand-held nebulizer (HHN)

HCO3 (bicarbonate) (normal range 22 to 26)

hemoptysis

hemothorax

HHN (hand-held nebulizer)

high-flow oxygen

hilum of the lung

hydrothorax

hypercapnia

hyperpnea

hyperventilation

hypoventilation

hypoxemia

hypoxia

incentive spirometer

inspiratory

inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP)

IPAP (inspiratory positive airway pressure)

laryngeal

laryngoscopy

laryngospasm

laryngotracheobronchitis

larynx

lobectomy

lung scan

maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV)

MDI (metered dose inhaler)

median sternotomy

mediastinal lymphadenopathy

mediastinal widening

mediastinum

mesothelioma

metered dose inhaler (MDI)

MVV (maximum voluntary ventilation)

nasogastric tube

nasopharyngitis

nebulizer

nonrebreathing mask

non–small cell lung carcinoma

O2 saturation

O2 saturation (normal range 95% to 100%)

orthopnea

oximeter

oximetry

oxygen

oxygen saturation

oxygen tent

oxygenation

oxygen-binding capacity

oxyhemoglobin

oxyhemoglobin saturation

Oxy-Hood

PaCO2

palatine tonsils

PaO2

paranasal sinuses

parietal pleural

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)

PAWP (pulmonary artery wedge pressure)

PCO2 (normal range 35 to 45)

PCWP (pulmonary capillary wedge pressure)

PEAP (positive end-airway pressure)

PEEP (positive end-expiratory pressure)

percussion

pertussis

PFT (pulmonary function test)

pH (normal range 7.35 to 7.45)

pharyngeal

pharynx

phrenic nerve

phrenohepatic

pleura

pleural cavity

pleural effusion

pleurisy

pleuritis

pleurodesis

pneumocele

pneumococcus

pneumoconiosis

Pneumocystis carinii

pneumonectomy

pneumonia

pneumonitis

pneumonotomy

pneumopathy

pneumoscope

pneumothoraces

pneumothorax

Pneumovax

PO2 (normal range 80 to 100 mm Hg)

positive end-airway pressure (PEAP)

positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)

PPD skin test

pulmonary abscess

pulmonary angiography

pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP)

pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP)

pulmonary edema

pulmonary embolism

pulmonary function test (PFT)

pulmonary infarction

pulmonary parenchyma

pulmonary toilet

pulse oximeter

pulse oximetry

purulent

pyothorax

rales

respiration

respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)

restrictive airway disease

rhinoplasty

rhinorrhea

rhonchi

RV (respiratory volume)

RV:TLC (respiratory volume to total lung capacity ratio)

siderosilicosis

siderosis

silicosis

sinusitis

spirometer

spirometry

sputum

status asthmaticus

stridor

tachypnea

thoracentesis

thoracic

thoracotomy

tidal volume

tidal volume (TV)

tonsillectomy

total lung capacity (TLC)

total lung volume (TLV)

trachea

tracheal

tracheostomy

tracheotomy

tuberculin test

tuberculosis

TVC (total vital capacity)

two-pillow orthopnea

uncompensated

V/Q scan (ventilation/perfusion scan)

vapotherapy

ventilation/perfusion scan (V/Q scan)

Ventimask®

visceral pleura