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  • Chest diseases

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    AACP

    American College of Chest Physicians (www.chestnet.org)

    In English

    AACVPR

    American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    In English

    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.

    In English

    AART

    American Association for Respiratory Therapy

    In English

    AATS

    American Association for Thoracic Surgery (www.aats.org)

    In English

    ABEA

    American Broncho-Esophagological Association

    In English

    AMG

    Aminoguanidine

    In English

    BD

    Bronchodilatation

    In French

      BPCO
      Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive

      = 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

      In French

        BPCO
        Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva

        = COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

        In Italian

          COAD
          Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung

          = BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

          In German

            COLD
            Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease

            = BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

            In English

              COPCOV

              Chloroquine Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Healthcare Setting

              In English

              COPD
              Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

              = BPCO, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

              In English

                COVID-19

                Coronavirus Disease 2019

                In English

                CPT

                Capacité Pulmonaire Totale

                In French

                  CRACMO

                  Centre de Référence des Affections Chroniques et Malformatives de l’Oesophage

                  In French

                  CVF

                  Capacité Vitale Forcée

                  In French

                    CVL

                    Capacité Vitale Lente

                    In French

                      DEM

                      Débit Expiratoire Moyen

                      In French

                        DEP

                        Débit Expiratoire de Pointe

                        In French

                          DPOC
                          Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica

                          = BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, KOAH (see above)

                          In Portuguese

                            EFR

                            Exploration Fonctionnelle Respiratoire

                            In French

                            EFX

                            Épreuve Fonctionnelle à l’Exercice

                            In French

                            ELF

                            European Lung Foundation

                            In English

                            EPOC
                            Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica

                            = BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

                            In Spanish

                              ERS

                              European Respiratory Society

                              In English

                              ESTS

                              European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (www.ests.org)

                              In French

                              FFAAIR

                              Fédération Française des Associations et Amicales d'Insuffisants Respiratoires

                              In French

                              GOLD

                              Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

                              In English

                                HAP
                                Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar

                                = 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

                                In Catalan

                                HTAP
                                Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar

                                = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                In Catalan

                                HTAP
                                Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire

                                = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                In French

                                HTP
                                Hipertensión Pulmonar

                                = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                In Spanish

                                HTP
                                Hipertensión Pulmonar

                                = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                In Galician

                                IRA

                                Infection Respiratoire Aiguë

                                In French

                                  KOAH
                                  Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı

                                  = BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

                                  In Turkish

                                    LVRS

                                    Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

                                    In English

                                      MEEI

                                      Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (https://www.masseyeandear.org/)

                                      In English

                                      MPOC
                                      Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique

                                      = BPCO, COPD, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

                                      In French

                                        NETT

                                        National Emphysema Treatment Trial

                                        In English

                                          NSLC

                                          Non-Small cell Lung Carcinoma

                                          In English

                                          OAP

                                          Œdème Aigu Pulmonaire

                                          In French

                                            PAH
                                            Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie

                                            = HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In German

                                            PAH
                                            Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension

                                            = HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In Danish

                                            PAH
                                            Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon

                                            = HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In Norwegian

                                            PAH
                                            Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension

                                            = HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In Swedish

                                            PH
                                            Pulmonale Hypertonie

                                            = HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In German

                                            PH
                                            Pulmonary Hypertension

                                            = HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In English

                                            PH
                                            Pulmonale Hypertensie

                                            = HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In Dutch

                                            PH
                                            Plućna Hipertenzija

                                            = HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In Serbian

                                            PH
                                            Pulmoner Hipertansiyon

                                            = HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In Turkish

                                            PHT
                                            Pulmonale Hypertonie

                                            = HAP, PAH, PH, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                            In German

                                            SARS
                                            Severe Acute Respiratory Disease

                                            = 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

                                            In English

                                            SARS
                                            Schwere Akute Respiratorische Syndrom

                                            = SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                                            In German

                                            SARS
                                            Şiddetli Akut Solunum yolu Sendromu

                                            = SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                                            In Turkish

                                            SARS
                                            Smagais Akūtais Respiratorais Sindroms

                                            = SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                                            In Latvian

                                            SASoSo
                                            Severa Akuta Spira Sindromo

                                            = SARS, SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                                            In Esperanto

                                            SLC

                                            Small cell Lung Carcinoma

                                            In English

                                            SPLF

                                            Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française

                                            In French

                                            SRAG
                                            Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave

                                            = SARS, SRAS, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                                            In Spanish

                                            SRAG
                                            Síndrome Respiratoriu Agudu Grave

                                            = SARS, SRAS, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                                            In Asturian

                                            SRAS
                                            Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère

                                            = SARS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                                            In French

                                            TVO

                                            Trouble Ventilatoire Obstructif

                                            In French

                                              VAP

                                              Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

                                              In English

                                              VEMS

                                              Volume Expiratoire Maximum au cours de la première Seconde

                                              In French

                                                ÖGLUT

                                                Österreichische Gesellschaft für Lungenerkrankungen und Tuberkulose (www.oeglut.at)

                                                In German

                                                ÖGP

                                                Österreichische Gesellschaft für Pneumologie (www.ogp.at)

                                                In German

                                                ΣΟΑΣ
                                                Σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο

                                                = SARS, SRAS, SRAG, SASoSo (see above)

                                                In Greek

                                                ЛГ
                                                Лёгочная гиперте́нзия

                                                = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ԹՀ (see above)

                                                In Russian

                                                ԹՀ
                                                Թոքային հիպերտենզիա

                                                = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

                                                In Armenian