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Letter A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| @ | at |
| _ a | before |
| A&D | Admission and Discharge |
| A&P | Anterior and Posterior/ Anatomy and Physiology |
| __ aa | of each |
| Ab | Abortion |
| abd | Abdomen, Abdominal |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| ac | before meals |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (widely used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, anemia, allergic states, various dermatologic diseases) |
| AD | Right Ear |
| ADH | Antidiuretic Hormone (a hormone that decreases the production of urine by increasing the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules) |
| ab lib | as desired |
| ADL | activites of daily living |
| adm | admission |
| AHA | American Hospital Association |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| am, AM | morning, before noon |
| AMA | American Medical Association/ against medical advice |
| amal | amalgam (an alloy of mercury, silver, and other metals commonly used as a dental filling) |
| amb | ambulate/ walk |
| amt | amount |
| ANA | American Nurses Association |
| ANS | Autonomic Nervous System (the part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary body functions) |
| ant | anterior |
| AP | apical pulse (the heartbeat as heard with a stethoscope placed on the chest wall adjacent to the cardiac apex) |
| approx | approximately |
| aq, aqua | aqueous (water base) |
| ARC | AIDS-related complex |
| ART | accredited records technician |
| AS | left ear |
| as tol | as tolerated |
| ASA | aspirin |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| ASCVD | Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
| ASHD | Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease (a thickening and hardening of the walls of the coronary arteries) |
| AU | both ears |
| av | average |
| AV | Arteriovenous, Atrioventricular (pertaining to arteries and veins) |
| A&W | alive and well |
| Ax | axilla, axillary, armpit |