Australian Asthma Handbook
The National Guidelines for Health Professionals
Australian Asthma Handbook
The National Guidelines for Health Professionals
A list of abbreviations commonly used in the Australian Asthma Handbook.
anti-inflammatory reliever
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
dry powder inhaler
emergency department
fractional exhaled nitric oxide
forced expiratory volume in 1 second
forced vital capacity
inhaled corticosteroid
intensive care unit
immunoglobulin
interleukin
long-acting beta2 agonist
long-acting muscarinic antagonist
leukotriene receptor antagonist
maintenance-and-reliever therapy
metered-dose inhaler
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
pharmaceutical benefits scheme
peak expiratory flow
pressurised metered-dose inhaler
respiratory syncytial virus
short-acting beta2 agonist
short-acting muscarinic antagonist
soft mist inhaler
peripheral oxygen saturation (percentage oxygenated haemoglobin) measured by pulse oximetry
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand