Abbreviations

ABG

• arterial blood gas

• acid-fast bacillus

AFB

• arterial blood gas

• acid-fast bacillus

ARDS

• acute respiratory distress syndrome or adult respiratory distress syndrome

• chronic obstruction pulmonary disease

COPD

• chronic obstruction pulmonary disease

• continuous positive airway pressure

CPAP

• chronic obstruction pulmonary disease

• continuous positive airway pressure

LRT

• lower respiratory tract

• higher respiratory tract

MDI

• metered dose inhaler

• metered inhaler

PFT

• pulmonary function test

• lower respiratory tract

SIDS

• sudden infant death syndrome

• shortness of breath

SOB

• sudden infant death syndrome

• shortness of breath