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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |