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AMA Citation
Common Abbreviations. In: Levitzky MG. Levitzky M.G. Ed. Michael G. Levitzky.eds. Pulmonary Physiology, 8e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2013. http://accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=575&sectionid=42512991. Accessed February 19, 2019.

MLA Citation
. "Common Abbreviations." Pulmonary Physiology, 8e Levitzky MG. Levitzky M.G. Ed. Michael G. Levitzky. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2013, http://accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=575&sectionid=42512991.

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2,3-BPG	2,3-bisphosphoglycerate
DRG	dorsal respiratory group
ERV	expiratory reserve volume
FEF25%–75%	forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of the forced vital capacity
FEV1	forced expiratory volume in 1 second
	fractional concentration of inspired oxygen
FRC	functional residual capacity
FVC	forced vital capacity
HbA	adult hemoglobin
HbF	fetal hemoglobin
	plasma bicarbonate
IC	inspiratory capacity
IRV	inspiratory reserve volume
MPAP	mean pulmonary artery pressure
MLAP	mean left atrial pressure
MVV	maximum voluntary ventilation
MW	molecular weight
PBF	pulmonary blood flow
PEEP	positive end-expiratory pressure
PEF	peak expiratory flow
PVR	pulmonary vascular resistance
RV	residual volume
SVR	systemic vascular resistance
TLC	total lung capacity
	alveolar ventilation
	ventilation-perfusion ratio
VC	vital capacity
VD/VT	ratio of dead space to tidal volume
VRG	ventral respiratory group
VT	tidal volume
	oxygen consumption
	carbon dioxide production