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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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