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A abbreviations
a abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Axillary (arm pit) | ax |
| Auscultate (to listen) | aus |
| both ears | AU |
| Arterio Schlerotic Heart Disease | ASHD |
| As soon as possible | ASAP |
| Aspirin (acetysalicylic acid) | ASA |
| As tolerated | as tol |
| left ear | AS |
| Acute respitory disease | ARD |
| Approximately | approx |
| anterior | ant |
| answer | ans |
| amount | amt |
| ambulate (to walk) | amb |
| Against medical advice | AMA |
| Above Knee Amputation | AKA |
| Above Knee | AK |
| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome | AIDS |
| Atrial Fibrillation | AFIB |
| Above elbow | AE |
| Assistant Director of nursing | ADON |
| Admission | adm |
| Activities of daily living | ADL |
| as desired | ad lib |
| Alzheimers disease | AD |
| acute cardiovascular disease | ACVD |
| before meals | ac |
| about | abt |
| absent | ABS |
| arterial blood gas | ABG |
| abdomen | abd |
| anterior & posterior | A & P |