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abbreves
abbreves for nerve system
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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a with a line over it | before |
AB or ab | abortion |
a.c. | before meals |
ad lib | as desired |
ADL | activities of daily living |
AgNO3 | silver nitrate |
AIDS | acquired immune dificiency syndrome |
AKA | above the knee amputation |
AMA | against medical advice |
amb | ambulate |
abd | abdomen |
amt | amount |
anesth | anesthesia |
AODM | adult onset diabetes mellitus / diabetes mellitus type II |
AP/A&P | anterior and posterior |
ASA | aspirin |
ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
A & W | alive and well |
B.E. | barium enemia |
bid | twice a day |
BKA | below the knee amputation |
BLF | black female |
BLM | black male |
BM | bowel movement |
WNWD | well nourished well developed |
AD | ALZHEIMER |
AFP | ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN |
ALS | AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS |
AVM | ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION |
CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
CSF | CEREBROSPINAL FLUID |
CT | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY |
CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
GABA | GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID |
ICP | INTRECRANIAL PRESSURE, NORMAL PRESSURE IS 5-15mmHg |
LP | LUMBAR PUNCTURE |
MAC | MONITORED ANESTHETIC CARE |
MG | MYASTHENIA GRAVIS |
MRA | MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY |
MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
MS | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
1/2P | HEMIPARESIS |
PET | POSITRON EMMISION TOMOGRAPHY |
Sz | SEIZURE |
TBI | TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY |
TENS | TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION |
TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
tPA | TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR |