Common Abbreviations Flashcards
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
AAROM
Active Assister Range of Movement
Abs
Antibiotics
ACAT
Aged Care Assessment Team
AO
Admitting Officer
AMTS
Abbreviated Mental Test Score
AB
Apex Beat
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
AC
Before meals (Ante Cibum)
ACL
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
ACTH
Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone
ADH
Anti-diuretic Hormone
ADL
Activities of Daily Living
ADM
Admission
AE
Air Entry
AF
Atrial Fibrillation
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Ax
Assessment
AS
Aortic Stenosis
AKA
Above Knee Amputatioin
ABI
Acquired Brain Injury
APO
Acute Pulmonary Oedema
ADO
Accrued Day Off
ARDS
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARF
Acute Renal Failure
Alb
Albumen
ALL
Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia
ALOC
Altered Level of Consciousness
AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction
AP
Anterio-Posterior/Abdo-Perineal
APTT
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
ARF
Acute Renal Failure
AS
Aortic Stenosis
ATW
Arrival to Ward
AV
Atrio-Ventricular/Aterio Venous
AXR
Abdominal X-Ray
AFO
Ankle Foot Orthosis
AVR
Aortic Valve Replacement
BBB
Bundle Branch Block
Ba En
Barium Enema
Bill
Bilateral
BCC
Basal Cell Carcinoma
BCG
Bracille Calmette-Gurin (TB Vaccine)
BD
Twice Daily (Bis Die)
BFA
Bilateral Femoral Angiogram
BIBA
Brought in by Ambulance
BIPAP
Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure
BG
Blood Glucose
BGE
Blood Glucose Estimation
BB
Bronchial Breathing
BJ
Bence Jones Protein/Biceps Jerk
BKA
Below Knee Amputation
BO
Bowels Opened
BP
Blood Pressure
BPH
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
BSL
Blood Sugar Level
Bx
Biopsy
Ca
Calcium
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CHI
Closed Head Injury
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
CPR
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
CLL
Chronic Lymphatic Leukaemia
CC
Care Co-ordinator
CLD
Chronic Liver Disease
CVC
Central Venous Catheter
COAD
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
C/O
Complains Of
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CCD
Critical Care Department
CATT
Crisis Assessment Team
CE
Cardiac Enzyme
C&S
Culture and Sensitivity
CRI
Chronic Renal Impairment