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Medical Abbreviations from Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care (10th edition) Column IV
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Term
MABP
 Definition
mean arterial blood pressure
Term
MAlvP
 Definition
mean alveolar pressure
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MAP
 Definition
mean arterial pressure
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MAS
 Definition
meconium aspiration syndrome
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max
 Definition
maximal
Term
MDI
 Definition
metered dose inhaler
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MDR
 Definition
multidrug resistant
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mEq/L
 Definition
milliequivalents per liter
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MEP
 Definition
maximal expiratory pressure
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metHb
 Definition
methemoglobin
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mg
 Definition
milligram
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mg%
 Definition
milligram percent
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mg/dl
 Definition
milligrams per deciliter
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MICP
 Definition
mobile intensive care paramedic
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MI-E
 Definition
mechanical insufflation-exsufflation
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MIF
 Definition
maximal inspiratory force
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MIGET
 Definition
multiple inert gas elimination technique
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min
 Definition
minute
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MIP
 Definition
maximum inspiratory pressure
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ml
 Definition
milliliter
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MLT
 Definition
minimal leak technique
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mm
 Definition
millimeter
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MMAD
 Definition
median mass aerodynamic diameter
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mm Hg
 Definition
millimeters of mercury
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mmol
 Definition
millimole
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MMV
 Definition
mandatory minute ventilation
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mo
 Definition
month
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MOV
 Definition
minimal occluding volume
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[image]
 Definition
mean airway pressure
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MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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msec
 Definition
millisecond
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MV
 Definition
mechanical ventilation
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MVV
 Definition
maximum voluntary ventilation
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NaBr
 Definition
sodium bromide
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NaCl
 Definition
sodium chloride
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NAVA
 Definition
neurally adjusted ventilatory assist
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NBRC
 Definition
National Board of Respiratory Care
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NEEP
 Definition
negative end expiratory pressure
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nHFOV
 Definition
nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation
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NICU
 Definition
neonatal intensive care unit
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NIF
 Definition
negative inspiratory force
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NIH
 Definition
National Institutes of Health
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NIV
 Definition
noninvasive mechanical ventilation
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nM
 Definition
nanomole
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nm
 Definition
nanometer
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NMBA
 Definition
neuromuscular blocking agent
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nM/L
 Definition
nanomole per liter
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NO
 Definition
nitric oxide
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NO2
 Definition
nitrous oxide
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NP
 Definition
nasopharyngeal
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NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth
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NPV
 Definition
negative pressure ventilation
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NPPV
 Definition
noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
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NSAIDs
 Definition
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
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nSIMV
 Definition
nasal synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
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N-SiPAP
 Definition
nasal positive airway pressure with periodic (sigh) bilevel positive airway pressure breaths or bilevel nasal continuous positive airway pressure
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O2
 Definition
oxygen
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O2Hb
 Definition
oxygenated hemoglobin
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OH-
 Definition
hydroxide ions
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OHDC
 Definition
oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
Term
OSA
 Definition
obstructive sleep apnea
Term
P
 Definition
pressure
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ΔP
 Definition
change in pressure
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P50
 Definition
PO2 at which 50% saturation of hemoglobin occurs
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