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Anatomy & physiology
A & P
abortion
ab
arterial blood gas
ABG
Before meals
a.c.
acetest & clinitest
ac & cl
Advanced cardiac life support
ACLS
Right ear
AD
Activities of daily life
ADL
As desired
ad lib
Admission
adm
afebrile, no fever
afeb
acid-fast bacillus
AFB
above the knee
AKA
albumin
alb
alternate days (every other day)
alt dieb
Morning
am
Against medical advise
AMA
amalgam
amal
ambulate, walk
amb
Acute myocardial infarction
AMI
amount
amt
automatic nervous system
ANS
anterior
ant
Alert and oriented to person, time, and place
AOx3
Apical
Ap
Apical pulse
AP
Approximately
approx
Aqueous
aq
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS
left ear
AS
aspirin
ASA
as soon as possible
ASAP asap
As tolerated
as tol
admission, transfer, discharge
ATD
Both ears
AU
Axillary
Ax
Barium enema
BE
Twice a day
bid
Both sides
bil, bilateral
Below knee
BK
Below the knee amputation
BKA
Blood
bl
Blood work
bl wk
Basic life support
BLS
Bowel movement
BM
Bag of waters
BOW
Blood pressure
B/P
Beats per minute
bpm
Bed rest
BR