ACBT: Active cycle of breathing technique; ACTs: Airway clearance techniques; AD: Autogenic drainage; AECOPD: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive ...
ACBT: Active cycle of breathing technique; ACTs: Airway clearance techniques; AD: Autogenic drainage; AECOPD: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive ...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is present in >10% of all people admitted to critical care and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Despite more than half a century since its ...
You must go to a doctor to know for sure whether you have COPD. That’s because there are things to consider for a diagnosis. Some people have asthma and COPD at the same time. If you have ...
Increasing numbers of infants and children journey by aeroplane, or travel to high altitude destinations, for example, on holiday or as part of a population migration. Most are healthy, although ...
Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure, or AutoCPAP therapy ... AVAPS (or iVAPS) This acronym for average volume-assured pressure support is often used in pulmonary conditions that require ...