Common Abbreviations

Question 1

A&P

Answer 1

anatomy and physiology

Question 2

AAA

Answer 2

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 3

ABC,ABCs

Answer 3

airway, breathing, circulation

Question 4

abd

Answer 4

abdomen

Question 5

AO x 4,
A/O x4

Answer 5

alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation

Question 6

ac

Answer 6

before meals

Question 7

ACLS

Answer 7

advanced cardiac life support

Question 8

ADL, ADLs

Answer 8

activity/activities of daily living

Question 9

ad lib

Answer 9

as desired

Question 10

AED

Answer 10

automated external defibrillator

Question 11

AF, A-fib

Answer 11

atrial fibrillation

Question 12

AICD

Answer 12

automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Question 13

AIDS

Answer 13

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 14

AK

Answer 14

above the knee

Question 15

АКА

Answer 15

above-the-knee amputation

Question 16

ALTE

Answer 16

apparent life-threatening event

Question 17

AMA

Answer 17

against medical advice

Question 18

amb

Answer 18

ambulatory

Question 19

AMI

Answer 19

acute myocardial infarction

Question 20

ant

Answer 20

anterior

Question 21

AO x 4, A/0 × 4

Answer 21

alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation

Question 22

AP

Answer 22

anteroposterior, front-to-back, action potential, or pressure

Question 23

ARDS

Answer 23

adult respiratory distress syndrome

Question 24

ASA

Answer 24

aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)

Question 25

ASHD

Answer 25

arteriosclerotic or atherosclerotic heart disease

Question 26

BGL

Answer 26

blood glucose level

Question 27

bid/b.i.d./BID

Answer 27

twice daily

Question 28

ВКА

Answer 28

below-the-knee amputation

Question 29

BLS

Answer 29

basic life support ## Footnote 175

Question 30

BMD

Answer 30

bowel movement

Question 31

BP, B/P

Answer 31

blood pressure

Question 32

BPM

Answer 32

beats per minute

Question 33

BRUE

Answer 33

brief resolved unexplained event

Question 34

BS

Answer 34

blood sugar, breath sounds, bowel sounds, bachelor of science (degree)

Question 35

BSA

Answer 35

body surface area

Question 36

BVM

Answer 36

bag-valve mask

Question 37

bx

Answer 37

biopsy

Question 38

C-

Answer 38

with

Question 39

°C

Answer 39

degrees Celsius (centigrade)

Question 40

CA

Answer 40

cancer, cardiac arrest, chronologic age, coronary artery, cold agglutinin

Question 41

CABG

Answer 41

coronary artery bypass graft

Question 42

CAD

Answer 42

coronary artery disease

Question 43

СВС

Answer 43

complete blood cell count

Question 44

CC or C/C

Answer 44

chief complaint

Question 45

CCU

Answer 45

coronary care unit

Question 46

C diff

Answer 46

Clostridium difficile

Question 47

CHF

Answer 47

congestive heart failure

Question 48

cm

Answer 48

centimeter

Question 49

CN

Answer 49

cyanide

Question 50

CNS

Answer 50

central nervous system

Question 51

c/o

Answer 51

complaining of

Question 52

CO

Answer 52

cardiac output

Question 53

CO2

Answer 53

carbon dioxide

Question 54

COLD

Answer 54

chronic obstructive lung disease

Question 55

COPD

Answer 55

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 56

CP

Answer 56

chest pain, chemically pure, cerebral palsy

Question 57

CPAP

Answer 57

continuous positive airway pressure