Nursing abbreviations
Terms
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- a
- before
- abd
- abdomen
- ABG
- arterial blood gases
- Abx
- antibiotics
- A.C.
- before means (ante cibum)
- ACLS
- advanced cardiac life support
- ACS
- American Cancer Society
- A.D.
- right ear (auris dextra)
- ADA
- American Diabetes Association
- ADH
- Antidiuretic hormone
- ADL
- activities of daily living
- ad lib
- as desired (ad libitum)
- Adm
- admitted
- A.F.B.
- acid-fast bacillus
- A.Fib
- Arterial Fibrillation
- A Flutter
- Atrial Flutter
- AFO
- ankle foot orthosis
- AFP
- alpha fetal protein
- AHA
- American Hospital Association
- AIDS
- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- AK
- above the knee
- A.M. (a.m.)
- before noon (ante meridiem)
- AMA
- against medical advice
- A.M.A.
- American Medical Association
- amt
- amount
- Anes.
- Anesthesia
- ant
- anterior
- A & )
- alert and oriented
- A/R
- apical radial (pulse)
- ARF
- Acute Renal Failure
- AROM
- active range of motion or Artificial Rupture of the Membranes
- A.S.
- left ear (aures unitas)
- ASA
- aspirin
- asap
- as soon as possible
- ASHD
- arteriosclerotic heart disease
- au
- gold
- A.U.
- both ears (auris unitas)
- AV
- atrioventricular
- AX/ax
- axillary
- Asp.
- aspiration
- ANA
- Anti-nuclear-Antibody
- nursing
- cards