A-D

• @ stands for at
• A&P stands for Anatomy and Physiology.
• Abortion is represented as an ab.
• Abdominal is represented as an abd.
• ABG stands for arterial blood gas
• Acetest and clinics are represented as an acronym.
• ACLS stands for advanced cardiac life support.
• AD stands for right ear.
• ADL stands for activities of daily living.
• Ad lib is an abbreviation for as desired.
• Admission is represented as an acronym.
• Afebrile, no fever is represented as an acronym.
• AFB stands for acid-fast bacillus.
• AKA stands for above the knee.
• Albumin is represented as an alb.
• Alt dieb stands for alternate days (every other day).
• Am is for morning.
• AMA stands for against medical advice.
• Amal is an abbreviation for amalgam.
• Amb stands for ambulate, walk.
• AMI stands for acute myocardial infarction.
• Amt stands for amount.
• ANS stands for automatic nervous system.
• Ant stands for anterior.
• AOx3 stands for alert and oriented to person, time, and place.
• Ap stands for apical.
• AP stands for apical pulse.
• Approx stands for approximately.
• Aq stands for aqueous.
• ARDS stands for acute respiratory distress syndrome.
• AS stands for left ear.
• ASA stands for aspirin.
• Asap (ASAP) stands for as soon as possible.
• As tolerated is an abbreviation for as tolerated.
• ATD stands for admission, transfer, discharge.
• AU stands for both ears.
• Ax stands for axillary.
• BE stands for barium enema.
• Bid stands for twice a day.
• Bil, bilateral stands for both sides.