AT110 Abbreviations

• Bx


  Biopsy
• decub


  decubitus
• DM


  Diabetes Mellitus
• Dx


  Diagnosis
• I & D

  Incision & Drainage or Irrigation & Debridement
• MRSA

  Methicillin-Resistant staphylococcus aureus
• SQ, subcu, subq

  subcuataneous
• Sx


  symptoms
• ung. 


  unguent-(ointment, rub, cream)
• AAA

  Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• AAA

  Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• AAAA


  American Association of Anesthesiologist Assistants
• AANA


  American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• ABG

  Arterial blood gas
• Abd


  Abdomen
• Ach

  Acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter)
• ACL

  Anterior Cruciate Ligament (knee)
• ACLS


  Advance Cardiac Life support
• ACT


  Activated clotting time
• AED

  Automated External Defibrillator
• AF

  Atrial Fibrillation
• AHA


  American Heart Association
• AICD

  Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
• AIDS

  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• AKA

  Above Knee Amputation
• ANSI

  American National Standards Institute
• Ao

  Aorta
• APGAR

  Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration (for Newborns)
• aPTT


  Activated partial thromboplastin time
• ARDS

  Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• ASATT


  American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians
• ASD

  Atrial Septal Defect
• ASTM


  American Society for Testing Materials
• ASA

  American Society of Anesthesiologists
• ATP

  Adenosine Triphosphate
• AV


  Atrioventricular
• AVR

  Aortic Valve Replacement
• aq.

  Aqueous (water)
• BBB

  Bundle Branch Block or Blood Brain Barrier
• BBS

  Bilateral Breath Sounds