Abbreviation A-B (swapped) Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
Q
assessement
A
A:
2
Q
acquired brain injury
A
ABI
3
Q
atrial fibrillation
A
afib
4
Q
arterial line
A
A-line
5
Q
arteriovenous
A
A-V
6
Q
abdominal aortic aneurysm
A
AAA
7
Q
active assistive range of motion
A
AAROM
8
Q
abduction
A
abd or Abd
9
Q
arterial blood gas
A
ABG
10
Q
before meals
A
ac
11
Q
acromioclavicular joint
A
AC joint
12
Q
anterior cruciate ligament
A
ACL
13
Q
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
A
ACTH
14
Q
adduction
A
add or Add
15
Q
activities of daily living
A
ADL
16
Q
at discretion
A
ad lib
17
Q
admission, admitted
A
adm
18
Q
above elbow
A
AE
19
Q
ankle foot orthosis
A
AFO
20
Q
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
A
AIDS
21
Q
anterior inferior iliac spine
A
AIIS
22
Q
ankle jerk
A
AJ
23
Q
above knee
A
AK
24
Q
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A
ALS
25
morning
a.m.
26
against medical advice
AMA
27
ambulation, ambulating, ambulated, ambulate, ambulates
amb
28
autonomic nervous system
ANS
29
anterior
ant
30
anterior-posterior
AP
31
adult respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS
32
acute renal failure
ARF
33
active range of motion
AROM
34
aspirin
ASA
35
as soon as possible
ASAP
36
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASCVD
37
arteriosclerotic heart disease
ASHD
38
anterior superior iliac spine
ASIS
39
assistance, assistive
asst.
40
arteriovenous malformation
AVM
41
bedside
B/S
42
bundle branch block
BBB
43
below elbow
BE
44
twice a day
bid or BID
45
bilateral or bilaterally
B or bilat.
46
below knee
BK
47
bowel movement
BM
48
base of support
BOS
49
blood pressure
BP
50
beats per minute
bpm
51
bedrest
BR
52
bathroom privileges
BRP
53
breath sounds or bowel sounds
BS
54
blood urea nitrogen
BUN
