A Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aoritc aneurysm
2
Q
AAF
A
african american female
3
Q
AAM
A
african american male
4
Q
ab AB; ab
A
abortion; antibody
5
Q
abd abnl
A
abdomen abdominal
6
Q
ACL
A
anterior cruciate ligament
7
Q
ACLS
A
advanced cardiac life support
8
Q
ACTH
A
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
9
Q
ADD
A
attention deficit disorder
10
Q
ADDH
A
attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity
11
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
12
Q
adm
A
admission, administer(ed)
13
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrilation
14
Q
AI
A
aortic insufficiency
15
Q
AICD
A
automated intracoronary defibrillator device
16
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
17
Q
AK
A
above knee
18
Q
alb.
A
albumin
19
Q
alk. phos.
A
alkaline phosphatase
20
Q
ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, advanced life support
21
Q
amt
A
amount
22
Q
ant
A
anterior
23
Q
A x O
A
alert and oriented
24
Q
AODM
A
adult onset diabetes mellitus
25
A - P
auscultation and percussion
26
APC/PAC
atrial premature contraction/ premature atrial contraction
27
APTT
advanced partial thromboplastin time
28
ARD
acute respiratory disease
29
ARDS
adult respiratory distress syndrome
30
A.S./AS
left ear / aortic stenosis
31
ASA
aspirin
32
ASCAD
arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease
33
ASCVD
arteriorsclerotic cardiovascular disease
34
ASD
atrial septal defect
35
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
36
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
37
A-V
atrioventricular
38
AV
ateriovenous
39
AVM
arteriovenous malfunction
40
AVR
aortic valve replacement
