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Letter A
Medical Abbreviations Letter A
Question | Answer |
---|---|
a | before |
ABGS | Arterial Blood Gases |
ac,AC | Before Meals |
AC | Air conduction |
ACL | Anterior cruciate ligament |
ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
AD | Alzheimer Disease |
adlib | As Desired |
ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADH | Antidiuretic hormone |
ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
AGA | Appropriate for gestational age |
AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome |
AK | Above the knee |
ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
AMD, ARMD | Age related macular degeneration |
APGAR | Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, and Respiration |
aq | water |
ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
ARF | Acute Renal Failure |
AS | ankylosing spondylitis |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |