Pulmonary Medical Transcription Word List For Medical Transcriptionists
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
aerosol therapy
air trapping
airflow
airflow obstruction
alveolar volume
anosmia
aphonia
arterial blood gas (ABG)
asbestosis
aspiration pneumonia
assist-controlled mechanical ventilation (ACMV)
AutoPap
BiPAP
bronchial washings
bronchiogenic
bronchodilator therapy
bronchoscopy
bronchospasm
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
CO2
CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)
CPAP titration level was _____ cm of water
daytime somnolence
diffusing capacity
DLCO (diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide)
dyspnea on exertion
emphysema
empyema
endotracheal intubation
Epworth sleepiness scale
ethmoid sinuses
exercise-induced asthma
FEF (forced expiratory flow)
FEF25-75%
FEV1
FEV1/FVC
fiberoptic bronchoscopy
FiO2
flow volume loop
FRC (functional residual capacity)
frontal sinuses
FVC
ground-glass appearance
ground-glass opacification
hand-held nebulizer
hemoptysis
hypercapnia
hyperinflation
hyperpnea
hypoxemia
hypoxia
ILD (interstitial lung disease)
incentive spirometry
inhaled corticosteroid
IPF (interstitial pulmonary fibrosis)
IPPV (intermittent positive pressure ventilation)
lingula
maxillary sinuses
maximum voluntary ventilation
MDI (metered-dose inhaler)
MVV (maximum voluntary ventilation)
nocturnal polysomnography
nonrebreathing mask
O2
obstructive defect
obstructive impairment
obstructive lung disease
orthopnea
OSA (obstructive sleep apnea)
overnight oximetry
parenchyma
parenchymal
PCO2
PEEP (positive end-expiratory pressure)
PFTs (pulmonary function tests)
PND (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea)
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumovax
PO2
polysomnography
PPD (tuberculosis test)
PSG (polysomnography)
pulmonary artery wedge pressure
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
pulmonary hypertension
rebreathing mask
restrictive impairment
saturations on room air
sawtooth pattern
Shiley tracheostomy tube
silicosis
sleep disordered breathing
somnolence
spirometry
steroids with taper
three-pillow orthopnea
tidal volume
TLC (total lung capacity)
TLV (total lung volume)
tracheostomy cuff
tracheostomy stoma
two-pillow orthopnea
updraft treatment
Venti mask
ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scan
Wegener granulomatosis
witnessed apneas
work of breathing (e.g., increased work of breathing)
