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Abbreviation 2
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A | Artery, before |
| A+P | Anterior & posterior/ausculation & percussion |
| abd | abdomen |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| ACLS | Advanced cardiac life support |
| AD | Right ear |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| ad lib | freely, as desired |
| AC | Anterior chamber |
| am | morning |
| AMA | Against medical advice |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| amt | amount |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| ant | anterior |
| AOx3 | alert and oriented to person, time, and place |
| AP | Apical Pulse |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |