Pulmonary function testing, the Glossary

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1. 25 relations: American Thoracic Society, Arterial blood gas test, Asthma, Atelectasis, Boyle's law, Carbon monoxide, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, European Respiratory Society, Functional residual capacity, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Helium dilution technique, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Lung volumes, Neuromuscular junction, Nitrogen washout, Obstructive lung disease, Physician, Pulmonology, Respiratory disease, Respiratory system, Spirometer, Tidal volume, Vital capacity.

American Thoracic Society

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is a nonprofit organization focused on improving care for pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders. Pulmonary function testing and American Thoracic Society are respiratory therapy.

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Arterial blood gas test

An arterial blood gas (ABG) test, or arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) measures the amounts of arterial gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. Pulmonary function testing and arterial blood gas test are respiratory therapy.

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Asthma

Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. Pulmonary function testing and Asthma are respiratory therapy.

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Atelectasis

Atelectasis is the partial collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. Pulmonary function testing and Atelectasis are respiratory therapy.

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Boyle's law

Boyle's law, also referred to as the Boyle–Mariotte law or Mariotte's law (especially in France), is an empirical gas law that describes the relationship between pressure and volume of a confined gas.

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Carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a poisonous, flammable gas that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and slightly less dense than air.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

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Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive manner that impairs the normal clearance of mucus from the lungs, which facilitates the colonization and infection of the lungs by bacteria, notably Staphylococcus aureus.

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe type of muscular dystrophy predominantly affecting boys.

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European Respiratory Society

The European Respiratory Society, or ERS, is a non-profit organization with offices in Lausanne, Brussels and Sheffield.

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Functional residual capacity

Functional residual capacity (FRC) is the volume of air present in the lungs at the end of passive expiration.

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Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is a non-profit organization started by the World Health Organization and the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 1997 to improve care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Helium dilution technique

The helium dilution technique is the way of measuring the functional residual capacity of the lungs (the volume left in the lungs after normal expiration). Pulmonary function testing and helium dilution technique are respiratory therapy.

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) synonymous with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis is a rare, progressive illness of the respiratory system, characterized by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, associated with the formation of scar tissue.

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Lung volumes

Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle. Pulmonary function testing and lung volumes are respiratory therapy.

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Neuromuscular junction

A neuromuscular junction (or myoneural junction) is a chemical synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber.

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Nitrogen washout

Nitrogen washout (or Fowler's method) is a test for measuring anatomic dead space in the lung during a respiratory cycle, as well as some parameters related to the closure of airways. Pulmonary function testing and Nitrogen washout are medical tests and respiratory therapy.

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Obstructive lung disease

Obstructive lung disease is a category of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction. Pulmonary function testing and Obstructive lung disease are respiratory therapy.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Pulmonology

Pulmonology (from Latin pulmō, -ōnis "lung" and the Greek suffix -λογία "study of"), pneumology (built on Greek πνεύμων "lung") or pneumonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.

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Respiratory disease

Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals.

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Respiratory system

The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants.

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Spirometer

A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs.

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Tidal volume

Tidal volume (symbol VT or TV) is the volume of air inspired and expired with each passive breath. Pulmonary function testing and Tidal volume are respiratory therapy.

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Vital capacity

Vital capacity (VC) is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_function_testing

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