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Abbreviations<br />
ABG arterial blood gas<br />
ABPA allergic bronchopulmonary<br />
aspergillosis<br />
ACQ Asthma Control Questionairre<br />
ACt Asthma Control Test<br />
ACth adrenocorticotropic<br />
hormone<br />
AQlQ Asthma Quality of Life<br />
Questionnaire<br />
AQlQ12+Asthma Quality of Life<br />
Questionnaire 12+<br />
BdP beclometasone<br />
Bhr bronchial hyper-reactivity<br />
Bts British Thoracic Society<br />
CAM Complementary and<br />
alternative medicine<br />
CoPd chronic obstructive<br />
pulmonary disease<br />
Cxr chest x-ray<br />
dPi dry powder inhaler<br />
ed emergency department<br />
ets environmental tobacco smoke<br />
feNO exhaled nitric oxide<br />
concentration<br />
fev1 forced expiratory volume in one<br />
second<br />
fvC forced vital capacity<br />
GMs General Medical Services<br />
Gord gastro-oesophageal reflux disease<br />
GP general practitioner<br />
GrAssiC Grampian Asthma Study in<br />
Integrated Care<br />
hdu high dependency unit<br />
heAdss Home, Education/<br />
Employment, Activity, Drugs,<br />
Sexuality, Suicide/<br />
depression<br />
hfA hydrofluroalkane<br />
iCs inhaled corticosteroids<br />
iCu intensive care unit<br />
iM intramuscular<br />
ios impulse oscillometry<br />
lABA long-acting β agonist<br />
2<br />
Mdi metered dose inhaler<br />
MhrA Medicines and Healthcare<br />
products Regulatory Agency<br />
n-3PufA omega-3 polyunsaturated<br />
fatty acid<br />
niCe National Institute for Health and<br />
Clinical Excellence<br />
niv non-invasive ventilation<br />
nsAids Non-steroidal antiinflammatory<br />
drugs<br />
PAQlQ Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life<br />
Questionnaire<br />
PaCo2 partial pressure of carbon<br />
dioxide in arterial blood<br />
Pao2 partial pressure of oxygen<br />
in arterial blood<br />
PC20 the provocative concentration<br />
of bronchoconstrictor (eg<br />
methacholine) required to cause<br />
a 20% fall in FEv1 Pd20 the provocative dose of<br />
bronchoconstrictor (eg<br />
methacholine) required to cause<br />
a 20% fall in FEv1 Pef peak expiratory flow<br />
PEF A%H peak expiratory flow amplitude<br />
percent highest<br />
PiCu paediatric intensive care unit<br />
Pn practice nurse<br />
ppb parts per billion<br />
Qof Quality and Outcomes<br />
Framework<br />
Qol Quality of life<br />
rCP Royal College of Physicians<br />
rCt randomised controlled trial<br />
rv residual volume<br />
siGn Scottish Intercollegiate<br />
Guidelines Network<br />
spo saturation of peripheral oxygen<br />
2<br />
sraw specific airways resistance<br />
vemax ventilation at maximal<br />
exercise capacity<br />
Who World Health Organisation<br />
ABBreviAtions<br />
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