Nervous, Respiratory Systems

A medical reference and study chart for the nervous and respiratory systems.

Nervous System
Ach	acetylcholine
AD	Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer dementia
ADD	attention deficit disorder
ADHD	attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ALD	adrenoleukodystrophy
ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)
aanesth, anes	anesthesia
ANS	autonomic nervous system
BAER	brainstem auditory evoked response
BBB	blood-brain barrier
BD	brain dead
BEAM	brain electrical activity mapping
CBF	cerebral blood flow
CJD	Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (Mad Cow disease)
CNE	chronic nervous exhaustion
CNS	central nervous system
CP	cerebral palsy
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
CVA	cerebrovascular accident
CVD	cerebrovascular disease
DAI	diffuse axonal injury
DT	delirium tremens
ECT	electroconvulsive therapy
EEG	electroencephalogram
EST	electric shock therapy
EEG	electroencephalogram
EST	electric shock therapy
GAD	generalized anxiety disorder
GAS	general adaptation syndrome
HD	Huntington disease
ICH	intracerebral hemorrhage
ICP	intracranial pressure
IQ	intelligence quotient
LMN	lower motor neuron
LOC	level/loss of consciousness
LP	lumbar puncture
MA	mental age
MBD	minimal brain dysfunction
MND	motor neuron disease
MS	multiple sclerosis
NCS	nerve conduction study
NF	neurofibromatosis
NGF	nerve growth factor
NTD	neural tube defect
OBS	organic brain syndrome
OCD	obsessive compulsive disorder
OMD	organic mental disorder
PD	Parkinson disease, psychotic depression, psychotic dementia
PNI	peripheral nerve injury
PNS	peripheral nervous system
PTSD	post traumatic stress disorder
RIND	reversible ischemic neurologic deficit
SAD	seasonal affective disorder
Sz	seizure
TBI	traumatic brain injury
TENS	transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
TGA	transient global amnesia
TIA	transient ischemic attack
UMN	upper motor neuron

Respiratory System
ABC	airway, breathing & circulation
ABG	arterial blood gases
AR	artificial respiration
ARD	acute respiratory disease
ARDS	adult/acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARF	acute respiratory failure
BAC	bronchoalveolar cells
BAL	bronchoalveolar lavage
BPD	bronchopulmonary dysplasia
CF	cystic fibrosis
CNH	central neurogenic hyperventilation
CO₂	carbon dioxide
COLD	chronic obstructive lung disease
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP	continuous positive airway pressure
CPE	chronic pulmonary emphysema
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPT	chest physiotherapy
CRD	chronic respiratory disease
CSR	Cheyne-Stokes respiration
CXR	chest x-ray
DOE	dyspnea on exertion
DPT	diphtheria, pertussis & tetanus
EIA	exercise-induced asthma
ERV	expiratory reserve volume
FEF	forced expiratory flow
FEV	forced expiratory volume
FRC	functional residual capacity
FVC	forced vital capacity
IMV	intermittent mandatory ventilation
IPPB	intermittent positive pressure breathing
IRDS	infant respiratory distress syndrome
IRV	inspiratory reserve volume
LRI	lower respiratory infection
LTB	laryngotracheobronchitis
MBC	maximum breathing capacity
MV	minute volume
MVV	maximal voluntary ventilation
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
O₂	oxygen
PaCO₂	partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide
PaO₂	partial pressure of oxygen
pCO₂	partial pressure of CO2
PE	pulmonary embolism
PEEP	positive end expiratory pressure
PFT	pulmonary function test
PND	paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
pO2	partial pressure of O2
PPD	purified protein derivative (TB test)
PPH	primary pulmonary hypertension
PTX, Pnx, Px	pneumothorax
PuD, PD	pulmonary disease
R, resp	respiration
RD	respiratory disease
RDS	respiratory distress syndrome
RM	respiratory movement
RQ	respiratory quotient
RR	respiratory rate, regular respirations
RT	respiratory therapy
RV	residual volume
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
SIDS	sudden infant death syndrome
SOB	shortness of breath
T&A	tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy
TB	tuberculosis
TBT	tracheobronchial tree
TCDB	turn, cough & deep breath
TLC	total lung capacity
TV	tidal volume
UAO	upper airway obstruction
URI	upper respiratory infection
VC	vital capacity
VO₂	oxygen consumption
V/Q	ventilation-perfusion ratio