Medical Abbreviations Week 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomen
A
abd
2
Q
Abortion
A
Ab
3
Q
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
A
AIDS
4
Q
Activities of Daily Living
A
ADL
5
Q
admission
A
adm
6
Q
Admission and Discharge
A
A&D
7
Q
Anthropocentric Hormone
A
ACTH
8
Q
Amalgam
A
amal
9
Q
ambulate, walk
A
amb
10
Q
American Medical Association, against medical advice
A
AMA
11
Q
amount
A
amt
12
Q
anterior
A
ant
13
Q
Anterior and Posterior, anatomy and physiology
A
A&P
14
Q
Antidiuretic hormone
A
ADH
15
Q
Apical pulse
A
AP
16
Q
approximately
A
approx
17
Q
Aqueous (water base)
A
Aqua, aq
18
Q
Arterial blood gas
A
ABG
19
Q
As Desired
A
ab lib
20
Q
As tolerated
A
as tol
21
Q
Autonomic Nervous System
A
ANS
22
Q
Before
A
a
23
Q
Before meals
A
ac
24
Q
Left ear
A
1As
25
of each
---aa
26
right ear
AD
