Med Abbreviations (A-C)

Question 1

A

Answer 1

assessment

Question 2

aa

Answer 2

of each

Question 3

AA

Answer 3

Alcoholics Anonymous; Aplastic anemia

Question 4

AAA

Answer 4

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 5

AAAOx3

Answer 5

Alert, awake, oriented to time, place & person

Question 6

AAROM

Answer 6

active assistive range of motion

Question 7

abd

Answer 7

abdomen, abdominal, abduction

Question 8

ABG

Answer 8

arterial blood gases

Question 9

abn

Answer 9

abnormal

Question 10

ABW

Answer 10

actual body weight

Question 11

Abx

Answer 11

antibiotics

Question 12

AC

Answer 12

before meals

Question 13

AD

Answer 13

alzheimer’s disease

Question 14

ADA

Answer 14

American Diabetes Association

Question 15

Add

Answer 15

adduction

Question 16

Adeq

Answer 16

adequate

Question 17

ADH

Answer 17

antidiuretic hormone

Question 18

ADHD

Answer 18

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 19

ADL

Answer 19

activities of daily living

Question 20

ad lib

Answer 20

as often as desired

Question 21

Adm

Answer 21

admission

Question 22

ADR

Answer 22

allergic drug reaction

Question 23

AED

Answer 23

automatic external defibrillator

Question 24

AF

Answer 24

atrial fibrillation

Question 25

afeb

Answer 25

afebrile

Question 26

AIDS

Answer 26

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 27

AKA

Answer 27

above the knee amputation

Question 28

alb

Answer 28

albumin

Question 29

ALD

Answer 29

alcoholic liver disease

Question 30

alk

Answer 30

alklaline

Question 31

alk phos, ALKP

Answer 31

alkaline phosphatase

Question 32

ALL

Answer 32

acute lymphocytic leukemia

Question 33

ALOC

Answer 33

altered level of conscious

Question 34

ALS

Answer 34

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 35

ALT

Answer 35

alanine amino-transaminase

Question 36

A.M

Answer 36

before noon