Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Chest diseases’
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- AACP
-
American College of Chest Physicians (www.chestnet.org)
- AACVPR
-
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- AARC
-
American Association for Respiratory Care (https://www.aarc.org/)
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is a non profit professional organization supporting respiratory care in the United States. The AARC encourages and promotes professional excellence, advances the science and practice of respiratory care, and serves as an advocate for patients and their families, the profession and the respiratory therapists.
- AART
-
American Association for Respiratory Therapy
- AATS
-
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (www.aats.org)
- ABEA
-
American Broncho-Esophagological Association
- AMG
-
Aminoguanidine
- BD
-
Bronchodilatation
- BPCO
-
Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive
BPCO is equivalent to COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) in English, MPOC (Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique) in French, COLD (Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease) in English, COAD (Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung) in German, EPOC (Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica) in Spanish, BPCO (Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva) in Italian, DPOC (Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica) in Portuguese, KOAH (Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı) in Turkish.
- BPCO
-
Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva
BPCO is equivalent to COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- COAD
-
Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung
COAD is equivalent to BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- COLD
-
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
COLD is equivalent to BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- COPCOV
-
Chloroquine Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Healthcare Setting
- COPD
-
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD is equivalent to BPCO, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- COVID-19
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019
- CPT
-
Capacité Pulmonaire Totale
- CRACMO
-
Centre de Référence des Affections Chroniques et Malformatives de l’Oesophage
- CVF
-
Capacité Vitale Forcée
- CVL
-
Capacité Vitale Lente
- DEM
-
Débit Expiratoire Moyen
- DEP
-
Débit Expiratoire de Pointe
- DPOC
-
Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica
DPOC is equivalent to BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, KOAH (see above).
- EFR
-
Exploration Fonctionnelle Respiratoire
- EFX
-
Épreuve Fonctionnelle à l’Exercice
- ELF
-
European Lung Foundation
- EPOC
-
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
EPOC is equivalent to BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- ERS
-
European Respiratory Society
- ESTS
-
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (www.ests.org)
- FFAAIR
-
Fédération Française des Associations et Amicales d'Insuffisants Respiratoires
- GOLD
-
Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- HAP
-
Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar
HAP is equivalent to PAH (Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie) in German, PH (Pulmonale Hypertonie) in German, PHT (Pulmonale Hypertonie) in German, HTAP (Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar) in Catalan, PH (Pulmonary Hypertension) in English, HTP (Hipertensión Pulmonar) in Spanish, HTAP (Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire) in French, PH (Pulmonale Hypertensie) in Dutch, ЛГ (Лёгочная гиперте́нзия) in Russian, PAH (Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension) in Danish, HTP (Hipertensión Pulmonar) in Galician, ԹՀ (Թոքային հիպերտենզիա) in Armenian, PAH (Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon) in Norwegian, PH (Plućna Hipertenzija) in Serbian, PAH (Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension) in Swedish, PH (Pulmoner Hipertansiyon) in Turkish.
- HTAP
-
Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar
HTAP is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- HTAP
-
Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire
HTAP is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- HTP
-
Hipertensión Pulmonar
HTP is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- HTP
-
Hipertensión Pulmonar
HTP is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- IRA
-
Infection Respiratoire Aiguë
- IRAB
-
Infection Respiratoire Aiguë Basse
- KOAH
-
Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı
KOAH is equivalent to BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- LVRS
-
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- MEEI
-
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (https://www.masseyeandear.org/)
- MPOC
-
Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique
MPOC is equivalent to BPCO, COPD, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- NETT
-
National Emphysema Treatment Trial
- NSLC
-
Non-Small cell Lung Carcinoma
- OAP
-
Œdème Aigu Pulmonaire
- PAH
-
Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie
PAH is equivalent to HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PAH
-
Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension
PAH is equivalent to HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PAH
-
Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon
PAH is equivalent to HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PAH
-
Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension
PAH is equivalent to HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PH
-
Pulmonale Hypertonie
PH is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PH
-
Pulmonary Hypertension
PH is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PH
-
Pulmonale Hypertensie
PH is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PH
-
Plućna Hipertenzija
PH is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PH
-
Pulmoner Hipertansiyon
PH is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- PHT
-
Pulmonale Hypertonie
PHT is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PH, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).
- SARS
-
Severe Acute Respiratory Disease
SARS is equivalent to SRAS (Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère) in French, SARS (Schwere Akute Respiratorische Syndrom) in German, SRAG (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave) in Spanish, SARS (Şiddetli Akut Solunum yolu Sendromu) in Turkish, SRAG (Síndrome Respiratoriu Agudu Grave) in Asturian, ΣΟΑΣ (Σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο) in Greek, SASoSo (Severa Akuta Spira Sindromo) in Esperanto, SARS (Smagais Akūtais Respiratorais Sindroms) in Latvian.
- SARS
-
Schwere Akute Respiratorische Syndrom
SARS is equivalent to SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above).
- SARS
-
Şiddetli Akut Solunum yolu Sendromu
SARS is equivalent to SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above).
- SARS
-
Smagais Akūtais Respiratorais Sindroms
SARS is equivalent to SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above).
- SASoSo
-
Severa Akuta Spira Sindromo
SASoSo is equivalent to SARS, SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above).
- SLC
-
Small cell Lung Carcinoma
- SPLF
-
Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française
- SRAG
-
Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave
SRAG is equivalent to SARS, SRAS, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above).
- SRAG
-
Síndrome Respiratoriu Agudu Grave
SRAG is equivalent to SARS, SRAS, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above).
- SRAS
-
Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère
SRAS is equivalent to SARS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above).
- TVO
-
Trouble Ventilatoire Obstructif
- VAP
-
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- VEMS
-
Volume Expiratoire Maximum au cours de la première Seconde
- ÖGLUT
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Lungenerkrankungen und Tuberkulose (www.oeglut.at)
- ÖGP
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Pneumologie (www.ogp.at)
- ΣΟΑΣ
-
Σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο
ΣΟΑΣ is equivalent to SARS, SRAS, SRAG, SASoSo (see above).
- ЛГ
-
Лёгочная гиперте́нзия
ЛГ is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ԹՀ (see above).
- ԹՀ
-
Թոքային հիպերտենզիա
ԹՀ is equivalent to HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).