ATS Pulmonary Function Laboratory Manual

ATS Pulmonary Function Laboratory Management & Procedure Manual | 3rd Edition

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Important pulmonary terms and abbreviations (3–5) A a alveolar a arterial an anatomic ao airway opening

ATPD ambient temperature, barometric pressure, dry ATPS

ambient temperature, barometric pressure, saturated with water vapor

aw

airway(s)

B B

barometric base excess

BE

BMR

basal metabolic rate

BP

blood pressure

br

bronchial

BSA

body surface area

BTPS

body temperature, barometric pressure, saturated with water vapor

C C

compliance, concentration in the blood phase

CL, Cl CL,dyn

compliance of the lung

dynamic compliance of the lung

c

capillary

c ′

pulmonary end-capillary

C.O.

cardiac output

COHb

carboxyhemoglobin concentration

CV

coefficient of variation [(standard deviation/mean) × 100]

D D

diffusing capacity

Dl CO

carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung

d,ds

dead space

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