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Nursing Assistant
Medical Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Ab | ANTIBODY |
abd | ABDOMEN |
ac | BEFORE A MEAL |
ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
ad lib | AS DESIRED |
Adm (adm) | ADMITTED OR ADMISSION |
AFB | ACID-FAST BACILLUS (USUALLY TUBERCULOSIS) |
AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME |
AKA | ABOVE-THE-KNEE AMPUTATION |
AM (am) | MORNING |
amb | AMBULATE, AMBULATORY |
AMI | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (HEART ATTACK) |
amt | AMOUNT |
ap | APICAL |
approx | APPROXIMATELY |