| AA |
achievement
age |
| |
alcohol
abuse |
| |
Alcoholics
Anonymous |
| |
alopecia
areata |
| |
aplastic
anemia |
| |
aortic
aneurysm |
| |
aortic
arch |
| A-a |
alveolar
to arterial gradient |
| AAA |
abdominal
aortic aneurysm |
| |
acquired
aplastic anemia |
| |
amalgam |
| |
American
Academy of Allergy |
| |
American
Association of Anatomists |
| AAB |
American
Association of Bioanalysts |
| |
aminoazobenzene |
| AABB |
American
Association of Blood Banks |
| AAC |
antibiotic
associated colitis |
| AAFP |
American
Academy of Family Physicians |
| AAO |
alert,
awake, and oriented |
| AAS |
acute
abdominal series |
| ABD |
abdomen |
| AC |
before
eating |
| ACLS |
advanced
cardiac life support |
| ACTH |
adrenocorticotropic
hormone |
| ADH |
anti-diuretic
hormone |
| ADR |
adverse drug reaction |
| |
acute
dystonic reaction |
|
ad lib |
as
much as needed |
| AED |
antiepileptic
drug |
| AF |
atrial
fibrillation or afebrile |
| AFP |
alpha-fetoprotein |
| A/G |
albumin/globulin
ratio |
| AI |
aortic
insufficiency |
| AII |
angiotensin
II |
| AKA |
above
the knee amputation |
| ALD |
alcoholic
liver disease |
| AML |
acute
myelogenous leukemia |
| |
acute
myelocytic leukemia |
| ANA |
antinuclear
antibody |
| ANS |
autonomic
nervous system |
| AOB |
alcohol
on breath |
| AODM |
adult
onset diabetes mellitus |
| AP |
anteroposterior
or abdominal - perineal |
| ARDS |
acute
respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARF |
acute
renal failure |
| AS |
aortic
stenosis |
| ASAP |
as
soon as possible |
| ASCVD |
atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease |
| ASD |
atrial
septal defect |
| ASHD |
atherosclerotic
heart disease |
| ATD |
anti-thyroid
drug(s) |
| |
autoimmune
thyroid disease |
| ATP |
addiction
treatment program |
| ATRO |
atropine |
| AV |
atrioventricular |
| A-V |
arteriovenous |
| A-VO2 |
arteriovenous
oxygen |
| |
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