1
Q
A
A
accommodation; acetum; angstrom unit; anode; anterior
1
Q
a
A
artery
4
Q
aa
A
of each; artery
5
Q
a.c.
A
before a meal
6
Q
A/CA
A
accommodative / convergence accommodation ratio
7
Q
ACE
A
angiotension converting enzyme
8
Q
AD
A
advanced directive
9
Q
ADH
A
antidiuretic hormone
10
Q
ad lib
A
freely; as desired
11
Q
admov.
A
apply
12
Q
AFP
A
alph-fetoprotein
13
Q
AgNO3
A
silver nitrate
14
Q
ah
A
hypermetropic astigmatism
15
Q
AHF
A
antihemophilic factor
16
Q
AI
A
aortic incompetence; aortic insufficiency
17
Q
AICD
A
automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator
18
Q
AK
A
above the knee
19
Q
Al
A
aluminum
20
Q
Alb
A
albumin
21
Q
ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
22
Q
ALT
A
alanine amino transferase
23
Q
alt. dieb.
A
every other day
24
Q
Am
A
mixed astigmatism
25
Q
a.m.a.
A
against medical advice
26
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
27
ANA
antinuclear antibody
28
ANNA
anti-neuronal nuclear antibody
29
Ao.
aorta
30
A-P
anterior-posterior
31
A & P
auscultation & percussion
32
ap
before dinner
33
AQ, aq
water
34
aq. dest.
distilled water
35
aq. frig.
cold water
36
ARC
AIDS related complex
37
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
38
ARMD
age-related macular degeneration
39
AS
ankylosing spondylitis; aortic stenosis; auris sinistra (left ear)
40
As.
astigmatism
41
asc.
ascending
42
ASCVD
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
43
ASD
atrial septal defect
44
A subscript s H
hypermetrophic astigmatism
45
A subscript s M
myopic astigmatism
46
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
47
Ast
astigmatism
48
ATCC
American Type Culture Collection
49
at. wt.
atomic weight
50
Au
gold
51
A-V; AV; A/V
arteriovenous; atrioventricular
51
a with line over
before
52
av.
avoirdupois
52
A subscript 2
aortic second sound
53
abd
abdominal / abdomen
54
ABG
arterial blood gas
55
ABO
3 basic blood groups
56
AC
alternating current; air conduction; axiocervical; adrenal cortex
57
acc.
accommodation
58
ACh
acetylcholine
59
ACLS
advanced cardiac life support
60
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
61
ad
to; up to
62
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
63
ADL
activities of daily living
64
ad sat.
to saturation
65
AF
atrial fibrillation
66
AFB
acid fast bacillus
67
A/G ; A-G ratio
albumin / globulin ratio
68
Ag
silver/antigen
69
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
70
alt. hor.
every other hour
71
alt. noc.
every other night
72
AM
morning
73
AMLS
Advanced Medical Life Support
74
amp
ampule/amputation
75
anat
anatomy or anatomic
76
ant.
anterior
77
B
boron; bacillus
78
Ba
barium
79
BAC
blood alcohol concentration
80
BBB
blood brain barrier
81
BBT
basal body temperature
82
BCLS
basic cardiac life support
83
BE
barium enema
84
Be
beryllium
85
Bi
bismuth
86
b.
bone
87
bib.
drink
88
b.i.d.
twice a day
89
b.i.n.
twice at night
90
bipap
bilevel positive airway pressure
91
BK
below the knee
92
BLS
basic life support
93
BM
bowel movement
94
BMR
basal metabolic rate
95
bol.
pill
96
BP
blood pressure
97
B.P.
British Pharmacopia
98
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia
99
bpm
beats per minute
100
BSA
body surface area
101
BSE
breast self-examination
102
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
103
BW
birth weight ; body weight
104
Bx
biopsy
105
C
calorie ; celsius
106
c
calorie (small calorie)
107
c with a line over
with
108
ca.
about; approximately; cancer
109
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
110
CaCO subscript 3
calcium carbonate
111
CAD
coronary artery disease
112
CAH
Chronic Active Hepatitis
113
Cal
large calorie
114
CAP
let (the patient) take
115
cap.
a capsule
116
cath
catheter
117
CBC
Complete Blood Count
118
CBRNE
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, & explosive agents
119
CC (capitals)
chief complaint
120
cc (small case)
cubic centimeter
121
CCl subscript 4
carbon tetrachloride
122
CCU
coronary care unit; critical care unit
123
CDC
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
124
CF
cystic fibrosis; christmas factor
125
cg
centigram
126
CHD
congenital heart disease; coronary heart disease
127
ChE
cholinesterase
128
CHF
congestive heart failure
129
CI
cardiac index
130
ci
curie
131
CIS
carcinoma in situ
132
CK
creatine kinase
133
Cl
chlorine
134
cm
centimeter
135
c.m.s.
to be taken tomorrow morning
136
CMT
Certified Medical Technician
137
CMV
cytomegalovirus
138
c.n.
tomorrow night
139
CNS
Central Nervous System
140
c.n.s.
to be taken tomorrow night
141
CO
carbon monoxide; cardiac output
142
CO subscript 2
Carbon dioxide
143
Co
cobalt
144
c/o
complain of
145
COLD
Chronic obstructive lung disease
146
comp.
compound; compounded of
147
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
148
CP
cerebal palsy; cleft palate
149
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
150
CPC
clinicopathlogic conference
151
CPD
cephalopelvic disproportion
152
CPR
Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
153
CR
crown-rump length; conditioned reflex
154
CS
cesarean section; Culture and sensitivity
155
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
156
CSH
combat support hospital
157
CT
computed tomography
158
Cu
copper
159
CV
cardiovascular
160
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident; costo vertebral angle
161
CVP
central venous pressure
162
CVRB
critical value read back
163
CVS
chorionic villi sampling
164
CxR
chest x-ray
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