Glossary
Select A Term AAAAI or American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology AARC or American Association for Respiratory Care ACAAI or American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology ACCP or American College of Chest Physicians Airway Resistance ALAM or American Lung Association of Michigan Allergist Asthma Action or Management Plan Asthma attack Asthma Educator Asthma Educator Asthma episode Asthma symptoms ATS or American Thoracic Society Bronchial Provocation Bronchodilator Bronchospasm Cessation/Cessation program Chronic Chronic Bronchitis Congestion Corticosteroids Dander Diffusing Capacity Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eczema/atopic dermatitis Emphysema Epinephrine Exhale GINA or Global Initiative on Asthma Green Zone HEPA or High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filter Hydrated Inhale Inhaled steroid Intermittent Long-term controller medicine Lung volumes Metered dose inhaler (MDI)/Inhaler Mild Moderate Mucus Nail bed Nebulizer NHLBI or National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute NSAIDs Obstructive Lung (Pulmonary) Disease Peak Flow Meter PEF or Peak Expiratory Flow Placebo Plethysmography Pneumonia Pulmonologist Quick-relief medicine Red Zone Severe Spacer Spirometry Sputum Stakeholders Triggers Vaccines Valved holding Chamber Warning Signs Wheeze or Wheezing Yellow Zone