| ACCP | American College of Chest Physicians |
| ATS/JRS/ALAT | American Thoracic Society/Japanese Respiratory Society/Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax |
| BAL | bronchoalveolar lavage |
| DLCO | diffusion capacity of lung for carbon monoxide |
| f-HP | fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis |
| f-ILD | fibrotic interstitial lung disease |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in the first second |
| FVC | forced vital capacity |
| HP | hypersensitivity pneumonitis |
| ILD | interstitial lung disease |
| IPF | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| MDD | multidisciplinary team discussion |
| NSIP | nonspecific interstitial pneumonia |
| SSA | steroid sparing agent |
| TLC | total lung capacity |
| UIP | usual interstitial pneumonia |