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Question | Answer |
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A&D | Admission and discharge |
A&P | Anatomy and physiology, anterior and posterior |
-- aa | of each |
Ab | abortion |
abd | abdomen,abdominal |
- a | before |
@ | at |
ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
A&W | alive and well |
Ax | axilla,axillary,armpit |
ASHD | A thickening and hardening of the walls of the coronary arteries |
AV | pertaining to arteries and veins |
AV | both ears |
ASAP | AS soon as possible |
ASA | aspirin |
as lot | as tolerated |
AS | left ear |
ART | accredited records techinician |
ARC | AIDS-related complex |
aq, aqua | aqueous (water base) |
approx | approximately |
AP | the heartbeat as heard with a stethoscope placed on the chest wall adjacent |
ant | anterior |
ANS | Part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary body functions |
ANA | AMerican nurses association |
amt | amount |
amb | ambulate, walk |
amal | a mixture of combinantion |
AMA | against medical advice |
am, AM | morning, before noon |
AIDS | ACQUIRED immune deficiency syndrome |
AHA | american hospital Assoiation |
adm | admission |
ADL | activity of daily living |
ad lib | as |
ADH | A hormone |
Ad | right ear |
ACTH | Is widely used in the treatment of allergic states |
ac | before meals |
ABG | arterical blood gas |