APPENDIX D ABBREVIATIONS

NURS1000

A1c

glycosylated hemoglobin

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

AAD

antibiotic associated diarrhea

AB

abortion

ABD

abdomen

ABE

acute bacterial endocarditis

ABG

aterial blood gas

ABX

antibiotics

AC

acromiocavicular

ac

acute

a.c.

before meals

ACS

acute coronary syndrome

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

AD

Alzheimer's disease

ADC

AIDS dementia complex

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

ADHD

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADLs

activities of daily living

ad lib

as desired

Adm

admission

AER

auditory evoked response

AFB

acid-fast bacilli

AFP

alpha-fetoprotein

AHD

atherosclerotic heart disease

AI

aortic insufficiency

AICD

automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AK

actinic keratosis

AKA

above knee amputation

AKI

acute kidney injury

alk phos

alkaline phosphatase

ALL

acute lymphocytic leukemia

ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ALT

alanine aminotransferase

AM (or a.m.)

between midnight and noon

AMA

against medical advice, American Medical Association

AMB

ambulate

AMI

acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)

AML

acute myeloid leukemia

AMP

ampule

amt

amount

A&O

alert and oriented

AODM

adult onset diabetes mellitus

AOM

acute otitis media

A&P

anatomy & physiology; auscultation & percussion;

anterior & posterior

A&P repair

anterior and posterior colporrhaphy

APR

abdominoperineal resection

aPTT

activated partial thromboplastin time

ARDS

acute respiratory distress syndrome

ARF

acute renal failure

ARM

artificial rupture of membranes

AMD, ARMD

age-related macular degeneration

ART

assisted reproductive technology

ASA

aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)

ASCVD

arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

ASD

atrial septal defect; autism spectrum disorder

ASHD

arteriosclerotic heart disease

Ast (or AST)

astigmatism

as tol

as tolerated

AUB

abnormal uterine bleeding

AUL

acute undifferentiated leukemia

AV

arteriovenous, atrioventricular

AVM

arteriovenous malformation

AVR

aortic valve replacement

ax

axillary

BA

bronchial asthma

BBB

bundle branch block

BC

birth control

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

BE

barium enema

b.i.d.

twice a day

BK

below knee

BKA

below knee amputation

BM

bowel movement

BMI

body mass index

BMP

basic metabolic panel

BMT

bone marrow transplant

BOM

bilateral otitis media

BOO

bladder outlet obstruction

BP

blood pressure

BPH

benign prostatic hyperplasia

BPPV

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

BR

bed rest

BRBPR

bright red blood per rectum

BRM

biological response modifier

BRP

bathroom privileges

BS

blood sugar, bowel sounds, breath sounds

BSO

bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

Bx

biopsy

c (with slash on top)

with

C

Celsius

C1-C7

cervical vertebrae

Ca or Ca ^2

Calcium

CA

cancer, carcinoma

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CAL (or cal)

calorie

CA-MRSA

community-associated MRSA infection

MRSA

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus