COPD Lexicon articles

[gerald]

This article was put out by COPD.Net and is a nice summary of terms in various categories.  I know a lot of people get their news letter but here it is for those that may not have signed up.

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COPD Lexicon: Types Of Doctors

copd.net/clinical/lexicon-types-of-doctors/?utm_source=weekly

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COPD Lexicon: Emphysema Terms To Know

copd.net/clinical/emphysema-terms/

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COPD Lexicon: Basic Terms To Know

copd.net/clinical/lexicon-basic-terms-to-know/

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COPD Lexicon: Oxygen Terms To Know

copd.net/living/oxygen-terms-to-know/


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Link to the overview article

copd.net/?s=lexicon&submit=Go

[jade]

Thanks mate, all your posts are gem and I always learn from you.

[gerald]

thank you.

[jarca]

great information!  Good information!
Gerald, I don't get news letter, so I appreciate when you post these things!!!

I used to belong to a board that had a list of "common abbreviations" pertaining to lungs that were commonly used online posted at the top of the board. I was able to print it up & it helped me understand so much when reading posts on a forum that everyone used abbreviations on; 
for example;
Shortness of breath= SOB
Pulmonary Specialist Doctor= Pulm
Arterial Blood Gas= ARB
Primary Care Practitioner= PCP
etc. 
It was about 25 common terms all done in alphabetical order that I printed up & used as I read the posts.
I used to always post the long term with abbreviation in parenthesis at start of my post & then use abbreviations after that, but have gotten out of the habit....for some reason I forget not everyone understands that SOB is shortness of breath/hypoxia.

I forget  that not everyone understands the long term, let alone the abbreviations!!
I do want to say I'm sorry if I have confused people. I write long posts & try to shorten my post by using the common abbreviation---bad jarca!!!

(BTW; (by the way)----i keep a 2nd window open on my computer so when I read posts & see a term i don't understand, I can copy it & paste it into blank window to learn definition without having to leave page of the post I'm reading.
I also stop my doctor when he's talking to me & uses a word i don't understand to explain the word meaning to me; I guess i'm lucky my doctor is a patient man that stops & explains things in my terms.

Thank you again for all the information!!!
----I'll have to print it out so I can learn the terms better. Reading things online I often don't understand or remember, so I print out a lot of things so I can 'highlight' & refer back to them. (yes, i use a lot of ink & paper  )