CLINPHARM Medical Abbreviations - Page 1

25 OHD

25-hydroxy vitamin D

5-ASA

5-aminosalicylic acid

5-HIAA

5-hydroxyindolacetic acid

5-HT

5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)

A & O

alert and oriented

A & P

anterior and posterior / auscultation and percussion

A & W

alive and well

A&E

accident and emergency

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm / acute anxiety attack

AAAAA

aphasia, agnosia, apraxia, agraphia and alexia

Ab

antibody

ABCD

amphotericin B colloidal dispersion

ABD

amphotericin B deoxycholate

abd.

abdomen (abdominal) / abduction

ABE

acute bacterial endocarditis

ABG

arterial blood gases

ABMT

autologous bone marrow transplant

ABP

acute bacterial prostatitis

ABVD

adriamycin (doxorubicin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine

ACAT

acylcholesterol acyltransferase

ACBS

aortocoronary bypass surgery

ACD

allergic contact dermatitis

ACE

angiotensin-converting enzyme

Acid phos.

acid phosphatase

ACR

albumin:creatinine ratio

ACT

activated clotting time

AD

Alzheimer's disease

ADC

AIDS dementia complex

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

ADL

activities of daily living

ADP

adenosine diphosphate

ADR

adverse drug reaction

ADT

androgen deprivation therapy

ADU

acute duodenal ulcer

AED

antiepileptic drug

AF

atrial fibrillation

AFB

acid-fast bacillus

AFP

a-fetoprotein

AGEP

acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis

AGL

acute granulocytic leukaemia

AGN

acute glomerulonephritis

AHA

autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

AHD

autoimmune haemolytic disease

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIP

asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis

AIT

amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis

AK

above knee

ALA

aminolaevulinic acid

ALD

alcoholic liver disease

ALF

acute liver failure

ALG

antilymphocyte globulin

ALL

acute lymphocytic leukaemia

ALP

alkaline phosphatise

ALT

alanine transaminase / argon laser trabeculopasty

AMA

against medical advice

AMI

acute myocardial infarction

AML

acute myeloid leukaemia

AMP

adenosine monophosphate

ANA

antinuclear antibody

ANC

absolute neutrophil count

ANF

antinuclear factor

ANP

atrial natriuretic peptide

Anti-HbAb

anti-hepatitis B antibody

AOB

alcohol on breath

AP

alkaline phosphatase / angina pectoris / antepartum / anterior pituitary / anteroposterior / aortic pressure / apical pulse / appendectomy / artificial pneumothorax

APB

atrial premature beat

APC

activated protein C / atrial premature contraction

APD

action potential duration

APKD

adult polycystic kidney disease

APP

amyloid precursor protein

APSAC

anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activated complex

APTT

activated partial thromboplastin time

AR

aortic regurgitation / apical/radial (pulse)

ARB

angiotensin receptor blocker